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John B. “Texas Jack” Omohundro
By Cosmos Mariner, August 28, 2017
John B. "Texas Jack" Omohundro Marker (tall view)
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| On North Poplar Street (U.S. 24) north of Sawmill Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Born in Virginia, Texas Jack came west after the Civil War at age 16 to become a cowboy. He later made a name for himself as a plainsman and U.S. government scout who led the Pawnee Indians on their summer hunts and was guide for such notables as . . . — — Map (db m121768) HM |
| On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) 0.2 miles north of Hayden Martin Road, on the right. |
| | J. B. “Texas Jack” Omohundro was born at Pleasure Hill Farm about 1 mile west of here on July 26, 1846. At age 17 he served as a scout under the command of General J.E.B. Stuart. Later he was renowned as a scout and heroic plainsman of the old . . . — — Map (db m116884) HM |
| On U.S. 83 at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 83. |
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Legends are sometimes too good to be true, but Buffalo Bill was the real thing. He was born William Frederick Cody in a log cabin in Iowa in 1846, grew up on the plains of Kansas, and fought for the Union during the Civil War as a trooper . . . — — Map (db m116885) HM |
May. 21, 2024