Downtown in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Charles Goodnight
Rancher and Trailblazer
— (1836-1929) —
Photographed By James Hulse, March 23, 2023
1. Charles Goodnight Marker
Inscription.
Charles Goodnight. Rancher and Trailblazer. Born in Illinois, Charles Goodnight was brought to Milam County, Texas, as a child. He grew up on the frontier, becoming a ranger and Indian scout. During the Civil War, he served as a scout and guide in a frontier regiment. In 1865 Goodnight and his partner, Oliver Loving, decided to sell their cattle in New Mexico rather than on the Texas market, which was depressed following the war. The trail they blazed from Fort Belknap, Texas, to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, became one of the most widely used cattle trails in the West, famed as the Goodnight-Loving Trail. Goodnight later extended the trail to Granada, Colorado; it became the Goodnight Trail. In 1877 he and John Adair established the JA Ranch, also known as the Goodnight Ranch, in the Panhandle. In time, they ran 100,000 cattle on a million acres. Among Goodnight's accomplishments as a rancher and founder of the Panhandle Stockmen's Association was the introduction of Hereford bulls and the development of "cattalo" - a cross between the buffalo and Polled Angus cattle. , Sculptor: Jim Reno
Born in Illinois, Charles Goodnight was brought to Milam County, Texas, as a child. He grew up on the frontier, becoming a ranger and Indian scout. During the Civil War, he served as a scout and guide in a frontier regiment. In 1865 Goodnight and his partner, Oliver Loving, decided to sell their cattle in New Mexico rather than on the Texas market, which was depressed following the war. The trail they blazed from Fort Belknap, Texas, to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, became one of the most widely used cattle trails in the West, famed as the Goodnight-Loving Trail. Goodnight later extended the trail to Granada, Colorado; it became the Goodnight Trail. In 1877 he and John Adair established the JA Ranch, also known as the Goodnight Ranch, in the Panhandle. In time, they ran 100,000 cattle on a million acres. Among Goodnight's accomplishments as a rancher and founder of the Panhandle Stockmen's Association was the introduction of Hereford bulls and the development of "cattalo" - a cross between the buffalo and Polled Angus cattle.
Sculptor: Jim Reno
Erected by Briscoe Western Art Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 29° 25.382′
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N, 98° 29.305′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of West Market Street and South Presa Street, on the right when traveling east on West Market Street. The marker is located along the northeast wall of the museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 West Market Street, San Antonio TX 78205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Charles Goodnight, rancher, the fourth of five children of Charles and Charlotte (Collier) Goodnight, was born on March 5, 1836, on the family farm in Macoupin County, Illinois. His father died of pneumonia in 1841 when Charles was five, and shortly thereafter his mother
Photographed By James Hulse, March 23, 2023
2. The Charles Goodnight statue and Marker
married Hiram Daugherty, a neighboring farmer. In all, Charles had only six months of formal schooling. Late in 1845 he accompanied his family on the 800-mile trek south to a site in Milam County, Texas, near Nashville-on-the-Brazos, riding bareback on a white-faced mare named Blaze. He later took pride in the fact that he was born at the same time as the Republic of Texas and that he "joined" Texas the year it joined the Union.
(Submitted on July 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, March 23, 2023
3. Charles Goodnight statue
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
