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Site of Wagon Yard

Canyon, Randall County

Marker Text

Ranchman's headquarters in town; slept in bedroll in his wagon or in room above the office. Cooked over campfire in yard. Overnight charges: .10 cents a horse; .50 cents a man. Feed and coal were sold, water was free. Hands were hired, horses doctored here. Yard existed about 1890 to 1921. (1966)

Marker Details

Address 1705 5th Ave.
Location Description 1705 5th Avenue, Canyon
Marker # 4910
Dedicated 1966
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code livery stables
Latitude, Longitude 34.97899, -101.925949

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