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The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2) of land, it ran for 200 miles (300 km) along the border with New Mexico, varying in width from 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 km). The massive ranch stretched through ten counties in Texas and at its peak regularly ...
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A western extension of the trail was used by the XIT Ranch for trail drives connecting Tascosa to Dodge City until 1885. Afterwards, the northern portion of the trail connected Buffalo Springs to the XIT range on Cedar Creek, 60 miles north of Miles City, Montana. The trail passed through Lamar, Kit Carson, and Lusk. That trail was used from ...
By 1907, Landergin and his brother purchased 100,000 acres from the LS Ranch in Texas. [3] They purchased the XIT Ranch in 1916. [3] When his brother died in 1923, Landergin became the sole proprietor of their ranching interests. [3] One of his sons-in-law, Grady Nobles, worked on his ranches. [1]
Farwell began as a cow camp for the XIT Ranch, a huge ranch that was established in 1880.Farwell was named for brothers Charles B. and John V. Farwell of Lake Forest, Illinois, who built the Texas State Capitol building in exchange for 3,050,000 acres (12,300 km 2) of ranchland.
The world's tallest windmill was said to be below Yellow Houses Bluff at nearby Yellow House Ranch from the early 1900s until 1926, when the 128-foot (39 m)-high structure was blown over. [9] Littlefield is also home to the historic Lamb County Library. This library was established in 1913 by "The Afternoon Club."
In what can be a somewhat volatile industry, Junk attributes KIDZ BOP's enduring success to the universal appeal of pop music. “I think it just boils down to, KIDZ BOP is fun,” she says, "it ...
The XIT Ranch office is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Channing was founded in 1888 by George Channing Rivers, a paymaster for the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway. [6] The settlement was originally called Rivers. Since the name Rivers duplicated another community in Texas, the name was changed to Channing later that year ...