Goodnight Trail

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In hostile Indian years of 1866-71, route of great cattle drives from Texas to U.S. forts in Colorado and New Mexico. Col. Charles Goodnight, trailblazer, drove thousands of cattle to water here. Site later (1886) became Childress. Cattle watering hole is now lake in Fair Park. (1964)

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Address Commerce St. NW

Location Description Fair Park, 0.1 mi. N of intersection of Commerce St. NW and Ave. I NW, E side of park drive, SW side of Park Lake

Marker # 2226

Dedicated 1964

Size, Type 14" x 24"

Code roads; cattle, cattle industry topics; Native Americans; parks and recreation

Private Property:

Unknown

Latitude, Longitude 34.431477, -100.202907

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