Historical MarkerXIT Ranch South Line
Muleshoe · Bailey County · Dedicated 1970 · THC Atlas #5017005456
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
(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 extended 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 investors who built the Capitol were wealthy Chicago merchants, John V. and C. B. Farwell. Their surveying was begun in 1886. (1970)
About this site
XIT Ranch South Line is a historical marker in Muleshoe, Bailey County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Bailey County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 13 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.1820, -102.7377 near Muleshoe. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Founding of Bailey County (historical marker), about 3.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bailey County Courthouse, The Mule, and Bailey County.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5017005456. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
