Details for Site of Wagon Yard

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5381004910

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Marker Number 4910
Atlas Number 5381004910
Marker Title Site of Wagon Yard
Index Entry Wagon Yard, Site of
Address 1705 5th Ave.
City Canyon
County Randall
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 232894
UTM Northing 3874625
Subject Codes livery stables
Marker Year 1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 1705 5th Avenue, Canyon
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
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)

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