Groom
Founded 1902 by W. S. Wilkerson, local landowner, when Rock Island Railroad built west; named for Col. B. B. Groom, 1880s agent of Franklyn Land & Cattle Co. Col. Groom was first to try power farming on Plains. Town is today hub of rich farming and ranching area.
35.2028° N, 101.1077° W
Where to Find It
203 Broadway, on City Hall grounds, Groom
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi S Dr. Charles L. Fields Groom
- 0.1 mi S State National Bank Groom
- 11.8 mi E Boydstun Cemetery Clarendon vicinity
- 11.8 mi E Jericho Cemetery Clarendon vicinity
- 12.2 mi S Site of Old Goodnight College Goodnight
- 12.3 mi S Town of Goodnight Goodnight