Forgan in Beaver County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Hodges Site
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 29, 2018
1. Hodges Site Marker
This 168 mile trail from Mobeetie, Texas, to Dodge City, Kansas, was laid out by Ed Jones and Joe Plummer in 1874, originally as a freight trail for hauling buffalo hides purchased from the Buffalo Hunters in the Texas Panhandle for sale at lucrative markets in Dodge City, Kansas. The return trip to the Texas Panhandle was equally enterprising as needed ammunition, food and miscellaneous supplies was transported to replenish the buffalo hunters and the ranches in No Man's Land and the Texas Panhandle. When the Buffalo were no longer in great numbers, the trail was later used to drive large herds of cattle from ranches in No Man's Land and Texas to market in Dodge City, Kansas, when the beeves were then put on rail to eastern markets hungry for beef until about 1888 when the railroads descended into the southwest plains of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. This site owned and contributed by Jerry and Sherry Hodges.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 36° 54.4′ N, 100° 29.967′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Oklahoma Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Dust Bowl, the Louisiana Purchase, the Republic of Texas, and Cimmaron Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In This Vicinity Coronado Passed 1541 (approx. Ύ mile away); Hank the Cowdog (approx. 2.1 miles away).
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 29, 2018
2. An additional Jones & Plummer Trail Marker
Wolf Creek - Dodge
Est. 1874
Est. 1874
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 29, 2018
3. Hodges Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
