Artful and Altruistic Arthur City:
Dating back to its founding in 1890 by a group of frontier settlers following the Civil War, this unincorporated Lamar County community was named for one of their number, Arthur Wilson Steward. He had the foresight to see potential in these prairie lands as he carved out a livelihood raising cattle and farming.

Overcoming dustbowl hardships and evolving from an 1890s agrarian hamlet into a thriving rural center by mid-century, Arthur City's grit and resilience led it through two World Wars into an age of progress. Its early businesses prospered amid an economic expansion that built the regional infrastructure tying nearby towns together. That pioneering tradition still thrives today as this historic Texas settlement preserves its proud legacy for a new generation's appreciation.