Texas & Pacific Railway

Texas & Pacific Railway (HM29IK)

Location: Colorado City, TX 79512 Mitchell County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 23.248', W 100° 51.967'

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Arrival in Colorado River Valley of the

Railroad made this "Cattle Capital of West Texas" in 1880s. Cattlemen Frank Byler, Clay Mann, Winfield Scott, C.C. Slaughter and others brought herds here early as 1877, when last of the buffalo were being exterminated. A Texas Ranger unit was stationed in area to guard against straggling Indians. After Texas & Pacific locators staked course through this valley, rancher George Waddell persuaded A.W. Dunn of Coleman to build a store here. Lumber came by wagon from Round Rock (about 300 mi. SE), and was sparingly used. Store had tarpaulin roof, dirt floor, and was opened in late summer 1880. Soon two saloons were also in business. Railroaders—including bridge crew of A.J. Coe—arrived in the fall. By April 16, 1881, when the Texas & Pacific initiated train service to this site, some 350 people lived here in tents and dugouts, and had a newly organized county government, a school, post office and newspaper. This was terminus for months, while river bridge was being built. Then and until late 80s, this was shipping point for such remote places as ranches of Charles Goodnight and the XIT, near present Amarillo. The T. & P. freighted in tons of windmills and barbed wire, shipped out thousands of cattle—giving this city renown.
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HM NumberHM29IK
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Year Placed1970
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 210.)
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, July 19th, 2018 at 4:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 324467 N 3584916
Decimal Degrees32.38746667, -100.86611667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 23.248', W 100° 51.967'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 23' 14.88" N, 100° 51' 58.02" W
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Area Code(s)325
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 102 W Main St, Colorado City TX 79512, US
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