Site of the Trading Post

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Established by C. E. Jones in 1874 on the Jones and Plummer Trail which extended from Dodge City, Kansas, to Mobeetie. Here food and cloth were traded to Indians for hides and later ranchmen purchased general supplies hauled from Dodge City. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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Address County Road U

Location Description From Perryton, S 12 mi. on US 83 then east 1.6 mi. on County Road U.

Marker # 4907

Dedicated 1936

Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker

Code trading posts, customs stations; roads; markets, merchantiles

Latitude, Longitude 36.233586, -100.707036

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