Historical Marker Program

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Ninetieth Division

Texas County
Material: Granite

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No Man’s Land Museum

Texas County
Location: at Panhandle State College in Goodwell
Topics: Government; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Cimarron Territory, or No Man's Land, has a unique history. For a period of time the region was not attached to any state or territory, and one attempt was made to have the area admitted as a separate territory. This museum illustrates the vivid history of the early pioneers of the Oklahoma Panhandle and the High Plains region.

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Old Hardesty

Texas County
Location: on OK-3 on west edge of Hardesty
Material: Granite
Topics: Indian and Frontier Trade; Ranching; Retail; Settlement Patterns; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Transportation

Old Hardesty was a trading post established in No Man's Land in 1886. It was named for Colonel Jack Hardesty, a local prominent rancher. Old Hardesty flourished while trail herds crossed the area but faded away when the Rock Island Railroad bypassed the community.

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Panhandle Baptists

Texas County
Location: in Tyrone on grounds of First Baptist Church (OBHC)
Topics: Religion/Philosophy

Baptist work in the Oklahoma Panhandle began with the founding of Pleasant View Baptist Church with eight members on August 5, 1894.

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Post Office at Loretta

Texas County
Location: on US-54 on east side of Texhoma
Topics: Folklife; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Texhoma was originally called Loretta, for Loretta Cain, the first postmaster. The town's name was changed in 1902.

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Shade’s Well

Texas County
Location: at junction of US-54 and county road at southeast edge of Tyrone
Topics: Ranching; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Transportation; Water

During the heyday of cattle drives through the Panhandle of Oklahoma, this well served as a watering place. Thousands of head of cattle were driven here to await shipment to northern markets.