6666 Dixon Creek Ranch

Takes name from creek where noted buffalo hunter and scout Billy Dixon established first dugout home on High Plains, 1874. Ranch founded, 1882, by Francklyn Land and Cattle Co., English firm backed by Cunard Steamship Co. Fenced, 1884, with barbed wire hauled here from railroad at Dodge City; posts were of Palo Duro Canyon cedars. Purchased in 1903 by S. Burk Burnett (1849-1922), trail driver, rancher; an organizer and for 45 years on executive board, Texas Cattle Raisers Association. Host during 1905 wolf hunt to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. (1965) (Ranch not open to public.)

6666 Dixon Creek Ranch is a historical marker in Panhandle, Carson County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Carson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 35.5414, -101.4028 near Panhandle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gulf Burnett No. 2 (Carson County Oil Discovery Well) (historical marker), about 4.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Rotary Drilling Rig Used in Texas Panhandle, Panhandle Cemetery, and John A.Holmes.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065000042. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.