Donna in Hidalgo County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
P.P. Ackley and the Texas Chisholm Trail
Photographed by Larry D. Moore, August 27, 2021
1. P.P. Ackley and the Texas Chisholm Trail Marker
Illinois native Peter Preston Ackley (1858-1940) moved to Texas as a boy. He went on several trail drives in 1870s and 1880s, bringing from cattle Texas, Nebraska and Canada to Kansas railheads. Starting in the 1920s, Ackley worked to have the Chisholm Trail recognized as a National Highway. In the 1930s he formed the Texas Longhorn Chisholm Trail Association and placed dozens of metal and granite markers along historic cattle trails in several states, Canada and Mexico. Ackley wintered in Donna and placed a trail marker here; a sign outside his house read "End of the Chisholm Trail." His efforts helped to document the era of the cattle drives in the American West.
Erected 2009 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15868.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.
Location. 26° 10.229′ N, 98° 3.311′ W. Marker is in Donna, Texas, in Hidalgo County. It is on South 8th Street south of Hooks Avenue (Business U.S. 83), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Donna TX 78537, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. 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 Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Donna Hooks Fletcher (here, next to this marker); Donna (a few steps from this marker); American Legion Hall (approx. Ό mile away); Donna Central Elementary School (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1940 Train-Truck Collision
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Photographed by Larry D. Moore, August 27, 2021
2. P.P. Ackley and the Texas Chisholm Trail Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2021, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2021, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.
