Historic plaque - Founding of Colorado City
Description:
Photograph of a historic marker in Colorado City. It reads: "The Founding of Colorado City. Founded, 1880, at the crossing of the Colorado River and Texas & Pacific Railroad right-of-way: central shipping point and supply depot for the sprawling cattle ranches of west Texas and New Mexico. From 1880 (when A. W. Dunn opened his dirt-floor. Tent-roof General Store) to 1890. The boisterous cattle town garnered notoriety as well as fame. The largest community between Fort Worth and El Paso. Colorad…
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Date:
August 7, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
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Location:
32.391186910670385 -100.8678823017309
Partner:
UNT Libraries