Details for Colonel C. C. Slaughter
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006883
Data
| Marker Number | 6883 |
| Atlas Number | 5113006883 |
| Marker Title | Colonel C. C. Slaughter |
| Index Entry | Slaughter, Colonel C. C. |
| Address | 3020 Oak Grove |
| City | Dallas |
| County | Dallas |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 706204 |
| UTM Northing | 3631361 |
| Subject Codes | ranches/ranching; banks, bankers, banking topics; rangers; Business topics, general; cowboys |
| Marker Year | 1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Greenwood Cemetery; at corner of Cove Ave. and Glory Ave., 3020 Oak Grove |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Christopher Columbus Slaughter was the first native born cattle king of Texas. While living on the west Texas frontier he was a ranger, Confederate beef supplier, and trail driver. His ranching empire, including the Long S and Lazy S ranches, totaled over one million acres. In the early 1870s he moved to Dallas, where he founded, and was an officer in, three early banks. An initiator of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn., he was also noted for his philanthropy to Baptist schools, churches, and hospitals, especially Baylor Hospital. |