Muleshoe vicinity, TX, United States
XIT Ranch South Line. (About 100 feet south of this marker) One of most famous boundaries in Texas. Marked edge of XIT -- ranch empire bartered away by Texas for its Capitol building. The 16th Legislature in 1879 designated a 3,000,000-acre tract to be used in payment for the Capitol. The grant exte
nded 200 miles north from line here. Besides portion in this county, it included lands in counties of Castro, Cochran, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Hockley, Lamb, Oldham, and Parmer. Heading the inves
Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 18121 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off