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The Block 97 Controversy

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US 180, near FM 1609, Snyder, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 43' 39.51507", -100° 59' 47.7276200016"
 
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    Notorious county land dispute arising from state practice of paying railroads in public land for trackage laid. Began in 1873 when Houston & Texas Central claimed, in error, some 300,000 acres of Block 97 which were in reserve for Texas & Pacific. Found in 1882, the error voided all deeds from H. & T.C. for lots in the reserve. Much land was unscrupulously resold, causing a decade of conflict over claims. Issue was decided only when 1899 Legislature, on authority of State Supreme Court, declared land to be state school land and gave settlers option to buy. (1972)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

The Block 97 Controversy Historical Marker Location Map, Snyder, Texas