Sudan in Lamb County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Old Watering Trough
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 13, 2020
1. Old Watering Trough Marker
Here ranchers watered herds and horses, traded, told yarns, hired hands.
Trough also served mule teams, after the farming era began in the 1920's.
Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3832.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 34° 4.033′ N, 102° 31.45′ W. Marker is in Sudan, Texas, in Lamb County. It is on US 84, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sudan TX 79371, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Quanah Parker Trail (a few steps from this marker); Sod House Spring (approx. 7.2 miles away); Town of Amherst (approx. 7.4 miles away); Rocky Ford Crossing and Community (approx. 11½ miles away); Spring Lake (approx. 11.6 miles away); First Irrigation Well in Lamb County (approx. 11.7 miles away); Comanchero Trail (approx. 11.7 miles away); Franklin A. Loyd (approx. 13 miles away).
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 13, 2020
2. Old Watering Trough and Marker
The trough's additional marker reads:
The Old Watering Trough
Sudan Texas
Used in the Last Roundup
1920
The Old Watering Trough
Sudan Texas
Used in the Last Roundup
1920
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
