Formed from Young and Bexar Territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized June 15, 1882. Named in honor of Volney Erskine Howard 1809-1889. Came to Texas in 1844. Delegate to the first state constitutional convention. Member of the state legislature. Member of the United States Congress. Big Spring, the county seat
Getting there
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