Muleshoe in Bailey County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Old Muleshoe Ranch Cookhouse
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 29, 2014
1. Cookhouse - Muleshoe Ranch Marker
Built in Parmer County about 1897. Bought and moved here about 1902.
Dodge City couple moving to Texas found shoe thrown by mule. Used it for good luck and as branding iron on ranch to which this old cookhouse belonged.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3531.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
Location. 34° 14.336′ N, 102° 44.792′ W. Marker is in Muleshoe, Texas, in Bailey County. It is at the intersection of West Ash Avenue and Taylor Street, on the right when traveling west on West Ash Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Muleshoe TX 79347, 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 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: Quanah Parker Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Bailey County (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Founding of Bailey County (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Mule (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Hurley (approx. 2.2 miles away); Harden A. Douglass (approx. 3½ miles away); Bailey County Cemetery
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 29, 2014
2. Cookhouse - Muleshoe Ranch Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 29, 2014
3. Cookhouse - Muleshoe Ranch
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, June 13, 2020
4. Old Muleshoe Ranch Cookhouse outdoor grill
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,143 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4. submitted on June 14, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
