Snyder in Scurry County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of O.K. Wagon Yard

(Formerly on Jackass Avenue)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 12, 2017

1. Site of O.K. Wagon Yard Marker

Inscription. Stopping place for travelers in early 1900s. Rented rooms and horse stalls for two bits (25 ¢) each. Provided blacksmithing and harness repair and kept a horse, Jersey Bull, and a "Missouri Jack" (donkey) as stud animals. With right contact here, a cowboy could also buy a jar of "White Lightning" (home-brewed whiskey).

On Saturdays citizens "passed the hat" to finance a rodeo at the yard. In later years "first Mondays" were held here, where farmers, ranchers, mule skinners, and the curious met to swap or exchange produce, livestock, and other goods. Yard closed in 1930s.

Erected 1971 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4843.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 32° 43.096′ N, 100° 55.02′ W. Marker is in Snyder, Texas, in Scurry County. It is at the intersection of Avenue R and 24th Street, on the right when traveling north on Avenue R. Marker is on the northeast corner. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Snyder TX 79549, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Snyder National Bank (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scurry County Courthouse Site and Building

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(about 500 feet away); Scurry County (about 500 feet away); County Named for Texas Confederate William R. Scurry (about 500 feet away); Company G (about 500 feet away); Scurry County Honor Roll (about 600 feet away); Home County of Famous Frontiersman J. Wright Mooar (about 600 feet away); County's First Law Men (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Snyder.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 12, 2017

2. Site of O.K. Wagon Yard Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.