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The Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest

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Sylvia Gann Mahoney

Foreword by Ray Klinginsmith

Texas Tech University Press

Copyright 2015 by Sylvia Mahoney

Unless otherwise credited, all photographs courtesy of the author.

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including electronic storage and retrieval systems, except by explicit prior written permission of the publisher. Brief passages excerpted for review and critical purposes are excepted.

This book is typeset in Minion Pro. The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997).

Designed by Kasey McBeath
Cover illustration courtesy Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Forbes 129.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Mahoney, Sylvia Gann, 1939-

Finding the Great Western Trail / Sylvia Gann Mahoney ; foreword by Ray Klinginsmith.

pages cm. (The Grover E. Murray studies in the American Southwest)

Summary: Follows the recovery and marking of the Great Western Trail from northern Mexico through the US just passed the Canadian borderProvided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-89672-943-8 (hardback : alkaline paper) ISBN 978-0-89672-944-5 (e-book) 1. Great Western Scenic TrailHistory. 2. Historical markersGreat Western Scenic TrailHistory. 3. Great Western Scenic TrailHistory, Local. 4. West (U.S.)History, Local. I. Title.

F590.7.M34 2015

978dc23 2015024147

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 / 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Texas Tech University Press

Box 41037 | Lubbock, Texas 79409-1037 USA

800.832.4042 | ttup@ttu.edu | www.ttupress.org

Vision Bob Klemme

Challeng eDennis Vernon & John Yudell Barton

Project Rotary Club of Vernon, Texas

Historian and Project Co-Chair Jeff Bearden

National & International Rotary Leadership Ray Klinginsmith

District Rotary Leadership, Going the Extra Mile Jim Aneff & David Mason

Marker Makers Phil McCuistion, Rick Jouett, Paul Hawkins

Museum Trail Collection & Art Red River Valley Museum & Mary Ann McCuistion

GWT Music, Poetry, & Video Dr. Michael Babb & Leroy Jones,
original GWT songs; Sherri Grant, original GWT poem; J. L. Courtney, video of trail events; Jerry McClain, GWT video

Permanent Trail Collection & Oral Interviews Texas Tech University
Southwest Collection/Special GWT Collection: Dr. Monte Monroe & Dr. Tai Kreidler

National Historic Trail Designation Efforts National Park Service,
Congressional Feasibility Study:

Dr. Arron Mahr & Dr. Frank Norris

Hundreds of research volunteers from nine US states, Mexico, Canada

Of the things we think, say or do:

Is it the Truth?

Is it Fair to all concerned?

Will it build Good Will and Better Friendships?

Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?

The Four-Way Test

Rotary Internationals Ethics Guide

for personal and professional relationships

Tell the truth, Be tough but fair

Keep your word, Finish what you start

Work hard, Be loyal

A Cowboy Code of Ethics

Contents

Illustrations

Maps

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Illustrations

Great Western Trail Post iv

Texas Gold, Bronze, Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas 6

Oliver Loving Burial Site, Weatherford, Texas 17

Olive Hotel, Miles City, Montana 19

GWT Marker, Near P. P. Ackleys Longhorn Chisholm Trail Monument,
Vernon, Texas 21

P. P. Ackleys 1931 Monument, Doans Crossing 23

Doans Crossing on Red River , Near Doans Crossing, Vernon, Texas 25

Great Western Trail Marker, Placed Near P. P. Ackleys Longhorn
Chisholm Trail Marker, Donna, Texas 26

Doans Store, 1880s, Near Vernon, Texas 32

GWT Marker Makers Paul Hawkins, Rick Jouett, and
Phil McCuistion of Vernon, Texas 34

Corwin F. Doans Adobe Home, 1881 35

First GWT Marker Dedicated in Texas, Doans Adobe, 2004 36

Doans May Picnic and Crowning of King and Queen, 2004 38

GWT Planning Groups, Waggoner Room, Red River Valley Museum 40

GWT Marker Dedication, Bandera, Texas 43

Bandera Trail Riders Leave for Dodge City 45

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