Historical Marker

Doan's Crossing (1936)

Doan's Community · Wilbarger County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5487001235

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Marker Inscription

By herds on the Western Texas-Kansas Trail, 1876-1895, six million cattle and horses crossed here. "You don't need much monument if the cause is good. It's only these monuments that are for no reason at all that has to be big. Good luck to you all anyhow. Yours, Will Rogers." Dedicated to George W. Saunders, President of the Old Trail Driver's Association, "Who kept the trail records straight."

About this site

Doan's Crossing is a historical marker in Doan's Community, Wilbarger County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Wilbarger County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 34.3450, -99.2552 near Doan's Community. The nearest cataloged historic site is Doan's Crossing (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Doans' Adobe Building, Doan's Adobe House, and Berry, W. D., Home.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5487001235. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Doan's Community, Wilbarger County

Doan's Crossing” names 2 distinct records in Wilbarger County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Doan's Community. The others:

📍 34.3450, -99.2552 · Doan's Community, Wilbarger County
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