Route of the Old Tascosa-Dodge City Trail

Route of the Old Tascosa-Dodge City Trail (HM1O14)

Location: Dumas, TX 79029 Moore County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 45.656', W 101° 57.514'

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Founded 1877, for travel from Tascosa, on the Canadian (25 mi. SW) to Dodge City, Kansas. Tascosa was supply center for hunters and settlers, Panhandle and South Plains; and for LE, LIT, LS and LX Ranches, running large herds of cattle on area's free grass.
 Tascosa stagecoach, freighters, cattle herds going to market used this road — also traveled by gamblers, desperadoes, U.S. Marshals and noted frontiersmen.
 Tascosa had post office, 1878; was county seat, Oldham County, 1880. Town and trail declined after Fort Worth & Denver City Railway built into area, 1887.
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HM NumberHM1O14
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Marker Number4373
Year Placed1966
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 20th, 2015 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 232510 N 3961471
Decimal Degrees35.76093333, -101.95856667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 45.656', W 101° 57.514'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 45' 39.36" N, 101° 57' 30.84" W
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Area Code(s)806
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3455 US-287, Dumas TX 79029, US
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