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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).
Channing developed directly from its association with the XIT Ranch, a property that once included land in as many as 10 counties in the Texas Panhandle. In 1891, Willis D. Twitchell platted Channing's business district. At that time, Channing was the headquarters of the XIT. [8]
Littlefield became a stop on the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway in 1913. [10] The most westerly piece of debris (a thermal protection system tile) from the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was found in a field in Littlefield. [11] [12]: 1.12
Herby-K’s is a Shreveport staple and has been a part of the community since 1936. It has made appearances in Southern Living and Garden and Gun magazines. Herby-K's is known for its Shrimp ...
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.
Shelton purchased 211,000 acres in the Texas Panhandle, in Oldham County and Hartley County, Texas, in 1914. [3] A year later, in 1915, he purchased the Bravo Ranch, which spanned 111,000 acres in Hartley County, Texas, for US$540,000. [2] [4] The acreage came from the XIT Ranch. [5]
Two men were killed in a Thanksgiving shooting in Shreveport. On Nov. 28, Shreveport Police department was called to the 7700 block of Pines Road-- Circle K, on reports of a shooting just before ...
Dallas-Shreveport railway in operation. [8] [1] Yellow fever outbreak. [1] [11] 1879 – Shreveport Daily Standard newspaper begins publication. [6] 1880 First Presbyterian Church built. [8] Population: 8,009. 1886 – Grand Opera House built. [8] 1887 – Shreveport Waterworks Pumping Station built. 1890 Shreveport Library Association formed. [12]