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- which the town lies. Current P
seat of Dallam County, and a
shipping point for cattle,
A grains and other agricultural
products. Entire area was
once part of the famous XIT
ranch (see below).
XIT Rodeo & Reunion,
honors dwindling numbers of
old-time XIT ranch hands and
celebrates the heritage of the
huge ranch. Features world's
largest amateur rodeo; held
annually in late summer.
Dallam-Hartley Counties
XIT Museum-Wealth of
exhibits include railroad
antiques, Indian artifacts,
frontier firearms, cowboy
clothing, saddles and tack.
Also completely furnished XIT chaps are part of cowboy
kitchen, parlor and bedroom, dress during rodeo in Dalhart
c. 1900, and frontier chapel
with pump organ. Open
Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; art
show and program first Sun.
each month 2 - 5 p.m.
108 E. 5th St.
Empty Saddle Monument-A favorite photo subject, monument stands at
north end of Dalhart's V-shaped underpass. Designed by a cowboy after a
widow asked that a horse bearing an empty saddle appear in annual reunion
parade in tribute to her husband, former XIT Ranch cowpoke. U.S. 87 north.
Lake--Rita Blanca. See LAKES listing.
XIT Ranch-Famed XIT was world's largest ranch under fence in 1880s-
three million acres! The State of Texas, far richer in land than cash, granted
3,050,000 acres of land in 1882 to a Chicago corporation for construction of
state capitol. An English company, the Capitol Freehold Land & Investment
Company of London, operated the immense spread that covered parts of 10
present counties. The north fence was 200 miles from the south fence; east-
west distance was 27 miles, and 3,000 miles of barbed wired delineated hun-
dreds of pastures, pens, residences and forage enclosures. Initial stocking
herd of cattle numbered 110,721 head. Over the years, XIT lands have been
divided and sold to "smaller" ranchers, some of whom control 100,000 acres
or more.
DALLAS-See DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX CITIES SECTION,
Page 27Old telephone switchboard in Wise County Museum in Decatur
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A .
Famed XIT Rodeo in Daihart attracts top cowboysDECATUR
Pop. 4,264Alt. 1,097
Map H-17
General-Selected as townsite and seat
of Wise County 1856, first known as
Taylorsville. Famous Butterfield Overland
Mail Route passed through town in mid-
1800s. Site of trial and hanging of fivePeace Party conspirators in 1862.
Lakes-Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain. See LAKES listing.
Wise County Courthouse-Built in 1895 of pink limestone from Burnet, it
has been pronounced a perfect architectural example of its type and era. On
the traditional town square.
Wise County Heritage Museum-Housed in administration building of
old Decatur Baptist College built in 1892 for $20,855. Exhibits include Indian
artifacts, old post office fixtures from Chico community, art, mementoes of
early area history; also archives and little theater. Open Mon. & Tues. 9 a.m. -
3 p.m.; Wed., Thurs., Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. 1:30 - 5 p.m. 1602 S.
Trinity. Admission.
DEER PARK-See HOUSTON - GALVESTON AND THE BAY CITIES OF
TEXAS SECTION, Page 50.DEL RIO
Pop. 31,420Alt. 948
Map R-11
General-Bills itself as "Queen City of the Rio
Grande," seat of Val Verde (green valley)
County that covers more than 3,000 square
miles. Agriculture includes cattle ranching,
extensive production of sheep, lambs, wool,and mohair from Angora goats. Abundant hunting for white-tailed deer, wild
turkey, javelina, dove and quail. Fishing, boating and water spoils on
Amistad Reservoir.
With some 400 archaeological sites, area is among nation's richest in abo-
riginal cave paintings. See Amistad Recreation areas below, and Seminole
Canyon State Park, LANGTRY.
Local transportation makes it easy to visit Mexico just across the border.
Regularly scheduled crossings throughout the day to Ciudad Acuna, see
below.
For complete visitor details, maps, brochures and Mexico information,120
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