Marker Inscription
Adventurer, Civil War veteran, whose career included mining Colorado gold, building railroads in Kansas, hauling freight and buffalo hides in Texas; opened Snyder's first trading post, 1878. Built of lumber hauled from Ft. Worth in ox-wagons by Webb Brothers, Jim, Jeff and Ben. Store furnished supplies to buffalo hunters who infiltrated area, lived in dugouts on Deep Creek. After 3 years, Snyder quit the trading business, laid out part of original townsite and sold lots from his property. Moved to Colorado City, where he died in 1916 at age of 79. (1968)
About this site
Site of Store of William Henry (Pete) Snyder is a historical marker in Snyder, Scurry County, dedicated in 1968. 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 32.7160, -100.9173 near Snyder. The nearest cataloged historic site is Scarborough, Alonzo Orrin; Site of Sanitarium of (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of The Mackenzie Trail, Santa Fe Railway in Scurry County, and Scurry County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415004891. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
