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Friona Women's Clubs

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9th St, Pierce St, Friona, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 34° 38' 22.94199999996", -102° 42' 56.8533300012"
 
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    By 1898, Friona and several other area townsites had been laid out as switches on the Pecos Valley & Northern Texas Railroad. Settlers soon began arriving in Friona, which incorporated in 1906. Twenty Friona women organized a club in September 1909, meeting in various places for many years while raising money for a meeting house constructed here in 1941. The group, which became part of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs in 1922, generated three other clubs. Each group performed a variety of services, including tree planting, medical aid and founding of the Friona Public Library. The clubhouse has served as a meeting place for the Women's Clubs, as well as for the larger community. (2005)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Friona Women's Clubs Historical Marker Location Map, Texas