Marker Inscription
Christopher Columbus Slaughter was the first native born cattle king of Texas. While living on the west Texas frontier he was a ranger, Confederate beef supplier, and trail driver. His ranching empire, including the Long S and Lazy S ranches, totaled over one million acres. In the early 1870s he moved to Dallas, where he founded, and was an officer in, three early banks. An initiator of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn., he was also noted for his philanthropy to Baptist schools, churches, and hospitals, especially Baylor Hospital.
About this site
Slaughter, Colonel C. C. is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8026, -96.7978 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Greenwood Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Greenwood, Temple Emanu-el Cemetery, and Freedmans Memorial Park.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006883. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
