Municipal Building – Wellington TX
City Hall and auditorium erected 1940-1942. Rock building with clock tower.
Post Office Mural – Wellington TX
“Settlers in Collingsworth County” (1940) by Bernard Arnest The artist wrote that he wanted to “show settlers on the Texas Plains engaged in fundamental activities of opening and using new land: building shelter, sowing, planting.”
Salt Fork Red River Bridge – Wellington TX
Record flooding of the Salt Fork Red River occurred on June 15, 1938, damaging the bridge for then State Highway 52 (now State Highway 203). Deemed unsalvageable by Texas Highway Department Engineers, plans were made for a replacement bridge. The… read more