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G. W. Arrington was a great peace officer of the era of early settlement in the Texas Panhandle who, during his term in office, lived near this site. Born in Greensboro, Alabama, he was during the Civil War, 1861-1865, one of the most daring scouts in Colonel John S. Mosby’s famous guerrilla command in Virginia. After the war, he ventured to Mexico and Central America, then settled in Texas in 1867. In the Texas Rangers from 1875 to 1882, he compiled an outstanding record in Southwest Texas and the Panhandle, and from 1882 to 1890 he served with courage and distinction as sheriff of Wheeler and 14 attached counties.
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