Posthumous Legacy
Deaf Smith County, Texas is named in his honor, and like the pronunciation of his nickname, is spoken as "Deef". Likewise, a brand of peanut butter known as Deaf Smith was manufactured by the Arrowhead Mills company, which was founded in 1960 by Frank Ford, then from Hereford, the seat of Deaf Smith County.
Smith is also honored for his work in South Texas with a historical marker at the entrance to Lake Casa Blanca International Park in Laredo.
Many school districts in Texas name schools after Heros of the Texas Revolution. There are several schools across the state named for Deaf Smith, including Lamar CISD's Deaf Smith Elementary in Richmond, Texas.
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