Summerfield-Dameron Corner

Summerfield came to Texas in 1876 as partner and surveyor for Jot Gunter and William B. Munson of Sherman, who bought unclaimed Panhandle land with scrip. Each year he led a crew west to pick holdings, run lines and correct earlier surveys. In 1878 he arranged to buy the Dyer brothers' range at the head of Palo Duro Creek, which became the GMS and later the T Anchor Ranch, and in 1881 he ran its fence building. He later helped mark the boundaries of the XIT Ranch, and the Castro County town of Summerfield bears his name.

What the plaque says

Summerfield-Dameron Corner In 1876, English native John Summerfield (1885-1918) began his work locating and surveying millions of acres of land in present-day Randall, Deaf Smith, Castro and Swisher counties. One of the earth monuments he erected that year was located near this site and became a starting point for surveys in many Panhandle counties. In 1925, a group of Castro County citizens placed a concrete monument at the site, which had become known as Dameron's Corner after a local landowner. The monument was buried in 1958 when a road was cut through the area. (1985)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Deaf Smith County Historical Museum — 22 mi
  Hereford's county museum in an early Catholic school: the Windmill City's pioneers, a half-dugout and caboose outside, and work by the Italian prisoners held south of town in the war.

More markers nearby

• Castro County — 5.0 mi
• Shoot-out on Jones Street — 5.6 mi
• Castro County Courthouses — 5.6 mi
• Holy Family Catholic Church — 6.3 mi