Two Buckle Ranch Headquarters, Kentucky Cattle Raising Company

Headquarters for the Two Buckle Ranch was built near this site, at Silver Falls in 1884 by the Kentucky Cattle Raising Company, which had been founded two years earlier by a group of Louisville, Kentucky distillers. Claude Tilford was hired by the company to manage the 145, 240-acre ranch. A variety of grain and hay crops were grown. The ranch's cattle operation featured cross breeding and separation of breeding stock. In 1901 the C.B. Livestock Company bought 90,000 acres of the land and used the established headquarters for its -N- Ranching and plains land development operations. A dipping vat was built in 1912 and was used by all area cattlemen to combat Texas cattle fever. Since the 1915 breakup of the C.B. Livestock Company, succeeding owners have continued to add to and preserve the original headquarters site. A barn, garage, concrete storage tank, as well as a dam across White River were added during the 1920s. Over the years, this land has been home for a number of families who have contributed to Crosby County's ranching heritage. The Two Buckle Ranch Headquarters is a historic member of this early West Texas Industry. 1984

Two Buckle Ranch Headquarters, Kentucky Cattle Raising Company is a historical marker in Crosbyton, Crosby County, dedicated in 1984. 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 Texas Ranger Campsite (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Dewey Lake, Main Supply Camp on Historic Mackenzie Trail, and Mt. Zion.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5107005583. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.