Guymon in Texas County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

The Pig

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012

1. The Pig Marker

Inscription. Homesteading families in the Panhandle commonly had a pig or two for personal consumption. It was not until 1992 when Seaboard Farms announced they were going to build a pork processing plant in Guymon that the pork industry leapt forward here on the Oklahoma Plains. Now, in the early 2000s, 4,000,000 hogs a year are raised in Northwest Oklahoma and the Panhandle for processing at the Guymon plant.

The pork industry has become an integral part of the economy of the Panhandle, as well as the entire state of Oklahoma.

Pig donated by Seaboard Foods

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1992.

Location. 36° 40.643′ N, 101° 28.415′ W. Marker is in Guymon, Oklahoma, in Texas County. It can be reached from the intersection of U.S. 412 and U.S. 54. Marker is in Centennial Park. Enter from Park Avenue on east side of park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guymon OK 73942, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

It is also in the American

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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 Comanchería,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Dust Bowl,

the Louisiana Purchase,

the Republic of Texas,

and Cimmaron Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oil & Gas (a few steps from this marker); The Cow (a few steps from this marker); Guymon, Texas County, Oklahoma (within shouting distance of this marker); E.T. Guymon (within shouting distance of this marker); Panhandle Area Natural Gas (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Trees" of the Prairie (approx. 0.3 miles away).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 17, 2012

2. The Pig Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 680 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.