Marker Number |
3832 |
Atlas Number |
5279003832 |
Marker Title |
Old Watering Trough |
Index Entry |
Watering Trough, Old |
Address |
US 84 |
City |
Sudan |
County |
Lamb |
UTM Zone |
13 |
UTM Easting |
728484 |
UTM Northing |
3772379 |
Subject Codes |
agriculture, general; cattle, cattle industry topics; water topics |
Marker Year |
1966 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
US 84, south side between Main and Hornet streets |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
14" x 20" |
Marker Text |
One of Sudan's oldest structures. Built 1916, when Santa Fe Railway terminus here shipped out cattle of early ranches. Here ranchers watered herds and horses, traded, told yarns, hired hands. Trough also served mule teams, after the farming era began in the 1920's. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 |