| Marker Number |
5199 |
| Atlas Number |
5359005199 |
| Marker Title |
Tascosa |
| Index Entry |
Tascosa |
| Address |
3 Tascosa Trail |
| City |
Boys Ranch |
| County |
Oldham |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
748798 |
| UTM Northing |
3935494 |
| Subject Codes |
settlements; cowboys; ghost towns |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Julian Bivins Museum, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch. Marker is near S entrance facing Julian Bivins Rd. |
| Private Property |
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| Marker Condition |
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| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Cowboy capital of the Texas Panhandle, 1877-1888. "Billy the Kid" and cowboys from many ranches added to its liveliness. Made famous by wild west fiction. Its name is a corruption of Atascoso (boggy) first given to nearby creek. County seat of Oldham County, 1881-1915. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
