Pitchfork Ranch

Irish-born, Jerry Savage established an open range ranch at this site about 1879. In 1881, St. Louis businessman Eugene F. Williams and Texas cattleman Dan B. Gardner purchased the ranch and in 1883 joined forces with landholder Sam Lazarus to form the Pitchfork Land & Cattle Company, Inc. Williams' heirs later acquired controlling interest of the cattle empire. The first structures here were dugouts in the river bank, while the present buildings date from 1902. Pitchfork Ranch has doubled its original size to 165,000 acres and now operates ranches in Kansas and Wyoming. (1983)

Pitchfork Ranch is a historical marker in Dickens, Dickens County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Dickens County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 16 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6031, -100.5315 near Dickens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dickens Cemetery (historical marker), about 17 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dickens Springs, Dickens County Courthouse and Jail, and Dickens County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5125004041. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.