Reeves County
Pecos, Reeves County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Formed from Pecos County, created April 14, 1883. Organized November 4, 1884. Named in honor of George Robertson Reeves 1826-1882. A colonel in the Confederate army; member of the Texas Legislature. Pecos, the county seat. (1936)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Carved out of Pecos County in 1883 and organized the following year, Reeves County took shape as railroads and settlers pushed into far West Texas. It was named for George Robertson Reeves, a Confederate colonel who also served in the Texas Legislature, and the town of Pecos became its seat. Markers like this, erected in 1936 for the Texas Centennial, fixed the young county's origins in public memory.
Why it matters
The county's creation and its Confederate namesake reflect how post-Civil War Texas organized its vast frontier while honoring the men who had led it a generation earlier.
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