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Sam Wood Cabin

Canyon, Randall County

Marker Text

Sam Wood cabin. Built 1887 at Hog Town (now a ghost town). Wood, an Indian Scout, Union veteran of Civil War, buffalo hunter, was father of bride in first marriage recorded in the Panhandle, at Fort Elliott in 1877. Cabin housed 6 families during an Indian scare. In 1954 it was moved, restored. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966

Marker Details

Address 2401 4th Ave
Location Description West Texas A&M University, inside Panhandle-Plains Museum, first floor near 1956 entrance (north side)
Marker # 4508
Dedicated 1966
Size, Type 16" x 12"
Code cabins, log houses
Latitude, Longitude 34.980676, -101.917708

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