Near Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Doan's Crossing on Red River

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 8, 2017

1. Doan's Crossing on Red River Marker

Inscription. By herds on the Western Texas-Kansas Trail, 1876-1895, six million cattle and horses crossed here.
"You don't need much monument if the cause is good. It's only these monuments that are for no reason at all that has to be big. Good luck to you all anyhow.
Yours, Will Rogers.”

Dedicated to George W. Saunders, President of the Old Trail Driver's Association, "Who kept the trail records straight."

Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 1235.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 34° 20.592′ N, 99° 15.317′ W. Marker is near Vernon, Texas, in Wilbarger County. It is on Farm to Market Road 924 near Farm to Market Road 2916, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vernon TX 76384, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern

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Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Doan's Crossing (here, next to this marker); The Western Texas – Kansas Trail (here, next to this marker); Capt. John T. Lytle (within shouting distance of this marker); The Doans' Adobe Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Beginning Trip of Abernathy Boys to New York City in 1910 (approx. 10.2 miles away in Oklahoma); W. D. Berry Home (approx. 13.2 miles away); Wilbarger County Veterans Memorial (approx. 13.2 miles away); Vernon Drugstore (approx. 13.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernon.

Also see . . . Doan's Crossing - The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture . (Submitted on June 20, 2023.)

Doan's Crossing on Red River Marker <i>at the right</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 8, 2017

2. Doan's Crossing on Red River Marker at the right

Three Historical Markers at Doan's Crossing.

Doan's Crossing on Red River Marker <i>at the far right</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 8, 2017

3. Doan's Crossing on Red River Marker at the far right

View north on FM-924 at intersection with FM-2916.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 4,153 times since then and 282 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.