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

Great Western Trail

Photographed By Duane Hall, March 23, 2016

1. Great Western Trail Marker

Inscription. The Great Western Cattle Trail began around 1876. While not as well known as the Chisholm Trail, the Great Western actually moved more longhorns, an estimated 6-7 million to the northern markets. The last cattle drive on the Great Western Trail was in 1894, when 9,000 head of cattle were driven to South Dakota. Today, the Trail roughly parallels US Hwys. 183/283 N. The Great Western Cattle Trail was the setting for the novel and TV Show, “Lonesome Dove.”

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 33° 10.736′ N, 99° 10.63′ W. Marker is in Throckmorton, Texas, in Throckmorton County. Marker can be reached from N. Minter Avenue (U.S. 283) north of E. Chesnut Street (U.S. 380), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the southwest corner of Pioneer Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Throckmorton TX 76483, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Throckmorton County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Throckmorton County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Cooper, C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Throckmorton County Jail (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Throckmorton County (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Great Western Trail (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bush Knob Massacre (approx. 6 miles away); Site of the Principal Village of the Comanche Indian Reserve (approx. 11½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Throckmorton.

Also see . . . Western Trail. From the Texas State Historical Association’s “Handbook of Texas Online”. (Submitted on March 27, 2016.)

Great Western Trail Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, March 23, 2016

2. Great Western Trail Markers

Pioneer Plaza in Throckmorton image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane Hall, March 23, 2016

3. Pioneer Plaza in Throckmorton

Marker is at southwest corner of the plaza

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.