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Oldham County, Texas
Historical Markers in Boys Ranch, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Boys Ranch, in Oldham County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Outlaws & Lawmen, Cowboys & Cattle, Ghost Towns, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 1968. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Boys Ranch stories
- Old Tascosaplaced 1963
Old Tascosa, cowboy capital of the plains, lay one-half mile northeast. In its brief span it became the center of the open-range world, stamping…
- Tascosaplaced 1936
Cowboy capital of the Texas Panhandle, 1877-1888. "Billy the Kid" and cowboys from many ranches added to its liveliness.
- Boot Hill Cemeteryplaced 1936
Along with law-abiding and God-fearing men and women were buried here, often without benefit of clergy, men who "died with their boots on".
- Tascosa Courthouse, 1884.placed 1965
Served 12 counties in Panhandle. Site of trials for killings that had filled Boothill Cemetery. Until 1915 Oldham County seat.
- The Historic LSplaced 1968
(Headquarters 3 miles southeast) Great early ranch well known to badman Billy the Kid and other famed western characters.
Boys Ranch on the Texas history calendar
All 5 historical markers in Boys Ranch
- Boot Hill Cemetery1936
- Old Tascosa1963
- Tascosa1936
- Tascosa Courthouse, 1884.1965
- The Historic LS1968
Historical markers near Boys Ranch
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