Marker Inscription
Once an important landmark for early surveys of this area, Dewey Lake got its name after surveyors returned from here to headquarters and found, to their embarrassment, they had not yet named this site. Gallantly, they decided to call it after land office employee Miss Dewey. Lake Shore was site of Texas Ranger Camp "Roberts" (1879-1882) and the "Stag House," barracks for the cowboys of the Two Buckle Ranch. Surveyors often camped here, too. The lake disappeared in the 1880s after two creeks eroded its shores, forming a new channel which drained the lake basin. 1968
About this site
Old Dewey Lake is a historical marker in Crosbyton, Crosby County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 34 historical markers documented in Crosby County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 42 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.6645, -101.1755 near Crosbyton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Two Buckle Ranch Headquarters, Kentucky Cattle Raising Company (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Texas Ranger Campsite, Main Supply Camp on Historic Mackenzie Trail, and Mt. Zion.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5107003720. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
