Details for Site of the Trading Post

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5357004907

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Marker Number 4907
Atlas Number 5357004907
Marker Title Site of the Trading Post
Index Entry Trading Post, Site of
Address County Road U
City Perryton
County Ochiltree
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 346597
UTM Northing 4011208
Subject Codes trading posts, customs stations; roads; markets, merchantiles
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location From Perryton, S 12 mi. on US 83 then east 1.6 mi. on County Road U.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker
Marker Text 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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