Dan Cobb

Cobb's buildings went up in a town only months old. A syndicate of New York investors donated the land for the new county seat in 1905, and Seminole was platted, with lots on sale in 1906, the year its post office, the Seminole National Bank and the wooden courthouse opened. The Presbyterian church of 1906-07 hosted several denominations and a Union Sunday school. The Seminole Sentinel began publishing in 1907. In 1912 robbers took more than $3,000 from the Seminole National Bank, and by 1914 the town had about 300 people, telephone service and a movie theater.

What the plaque says

Dan Cobb (Dec. 2, 1868 - May 16, 1937) A native of Tennessee, Dan Cobb designed and constructed the first Gaines County Courthouse in 1906. He also built the second courthouse in 1922, as well as a First Baptist Church sanctuary, a schoolhouse and other significant early structures of the area. He and his wife Aurelia (Metcalf) (1869-1953) built a home at this site in 1906 for their family of 6 children. A charter member of the First Baptist Church and the Seminole School Board, Cobb had a federal mail contract for a 3-county area. His pioneer efforts and leadership were vital to the early growth of Gaines County. (1982)

Where it stands

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