The History of Independence, Martin County, Texas
By: Noel Wiggins
Published: February 1, 1995
Independence was in north central Martin County. In 1901 Lee Kirkpatrick, a cowboy employed by Christopher Columbus Slaughter, filed on land that would later be the site of the rural community. A school, a mile north of the Three Leagues Gin (see THREE LEAGUE, TEXAS), opened in 1929 and closed four years later. The community of Independence no longer exists.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Noel Wiggins, “Independence, TX (Martin County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/independence-tx-martin-county.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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HVI19
- February 1, 1995
