Near Lusk in Niobrara County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Texas Trail - 1866 - 1897

Texas to Montana 1876 to 1897

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016

1. Texas Trail - 1866 - 1897 Marker

Inscription. Along this trail passed herds of cattle from distant Texas to replace in Wyoming and Montana the fast vanishing buffalo and build civilization on the northwestern plains

Erected 1940 by Historical Landmarks Commission of Wyoming.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 42° 44.808′ N, 104° 23.298′ W. Marker is near Lusk, Wyoming, in Niobrara County. It is on U.S. 20 at milepost 45 near Leimser Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4550 U.S Hghway 20, Lusk WY 82225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West,

on the Great 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 the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Monuments to Wyoming History (a few steps from this marker); Redwood Water Tank (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Redwood Water Tank (approx. 3 miles away); Niobrara County Courthouse (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Lusk House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Wyoming National Guard Armory (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Iron Clad Store (approx. 3.4 miles away); The C & H Refinery (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lusk.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Oldest Building in Lusk (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. The Texas Trail Monument is about 3 1/2 miles east of Lusk.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016

2. Texas Trail - 1866 - 1897 Marker

Texas Trail - 1866 - 1897 Marker (detail) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016

3. Texas Trail - 1866 - 1897 Marker (detail)

Texas Trail Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016

4. Texas Trail Monument

Plaque on the base of the Texas Trail Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 7, 2016

5. Plaque on the base of the Texas Trail Monument

Sponsored by Lusk Lions Club, Wyo. Stock Growers Assn., and Stockmen of Eastern Wyo.
Plaque by Bill Harwood

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 899 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 29, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.