Marker Inscription
J. Wright Mooar and his brother John W. Mooar established the first buffalo hunting camp in the Texas Panhandle in 1873. Wright killed a rare albino buffalo (one of two known killed in Texas) in Scurry county on October 7, 1876. Mooar shot about 22,000 buffalo, a record probably unsurpassed. His ability to hit a vital spot from a distance of 1,000 feet or farther won the respect of Comanche Indian Chief Quanah Parker, a friend in later life. The Mooar brothers began ranching in Scurry county in 1877 and Wright became known as Scurry county's No. 1 citizen. (1997)
About this site
Home County of Famous Frontiersman J. Wright Mooar is a historical marker in Snyder, Scurry County, dedicated in 1997. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Scurry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.6780, -100.9151 near Snyder. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) (historical marker), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Christian Church, F. J. Grayum Home, and E. W. Clark House, 1908.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415002665. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
