Details for Sam Wood Cabin
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5211004508
Data
| Marker Number | 4508 |
| Atlas Number | 5211004508 |
| Marker Title | Sam Wood Cabin |
| Index Entry | Wood, Sam, Cabin |
| Address | 2401 4th Ave |
| City | Canyon |
| County | Randall |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 233652 |
| UTM Northing | 3874790 |
| Subject Codes | cabins, log houses |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | West Texas A&M University, inside Panhandle-Plains Museum, first floor near 1956 entrance (north side) |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 16" x 12" |
| Marker Text | Sam Wood cabin. Built 1887 at Hog Town (now a ghost town). Wood, an Indian Scout, Union veteran of Civil War, buffalo hunter, was father of bride in first marriage recorded in the Panhandle, at Fort Elliott in 1877. Cabin housed 6 families during an Indian scare. In 1954 it was moved, restored. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 |