Details for Site of Store of William Henry (Pete) Snyder
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5415004891
Data
| Marker Number | 4891 |
| Atlas Number | 5415004891 |
| Marker Title | Site of Store of William Henry (Pete) Snyder |
| Index Entry | Snyder, William Henry (Pete), Site of Store |
| Address | 26th and College Ave. |
| City | Snyder |
| County | Scurry |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 320312 |
| UTM Northing | 3621429 |
| Subject Codes | markets, merchantiles; pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Southeast corner courthouse square, Snyder. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Adventurer, Civil War veteran, whose career included mining Colorado gold, building railroads in Kansas, hauling freight and buffalo hides in Texas; opened Snyder's first trading post, 1878. Built of lumber hauled from Ft. Worth in ox-wagons by Webb Brothers, Jim, Jeff and Ben. Store furnished supplies to buffalo hunters who infiltrated area, lived in dugouts on Deep Creek. After 3 years, Snyder quit the trading business, laid out part of original townsite and sold lots from his property. Moved to Colorado City, where he died in 1916 at age of 79. (1968) |