Description: Snyder and Scurry County, Texas, Images of America, Paperback Everything is bigger in Texas. From ranches that cover more acres of land than Rhode Island to 10-gallon hats, monster belt buckles, and heart-attack barbecue, even the most remote corners of the state are bold, proud, and full of character. Scurry County is one such place. Following trails blazed by Comanche chief Quanah Parker and the US Army, settlers began moving to this part of West Texas in the 1870s. The town of Snyder was founded as a trading post on Deep Creek, which was made famous when buffalo hunter J. Wright Mooar shot a white buffalo there in 1876. Believed to be sacred by many Native American tribes, white buffalo are rare--only one out of every 10 million. Like the white buffalo, the town of Snyder is an anomaly, a strange combination of tradition and transition. Families who have farmed and ranched here for generations live in close proximity to an increasing transient population of oil field workers, college students, engineers, and electricians. Cattle still graze where buffalo once roamed, but today, many of their former pastures are filled with futuristic wind turbines.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738596969
Book Title: Snyder and Scurry County
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Scurry County Museum
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, United States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), Buildings / Religious, General, Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional), Agriculture / General, Customs & Traditions, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Photography, Technology & Engineering, Travel, Architecture, Sports & Recreation, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
