Marker Inscription
In 1875, a large, two-room pole building furnished with staple groceries and ammunition became the first trading post in Texas above the Canadian River. The stockade, located in Indian-infested country, was fittingly named for the fierce Zulu tribe of Africa. It began as a buffalo camp which crack hunters Jim and Bob Cator (from England) had made the first permanent Panhandle residence at Christmas, 1873. In 1876 Zulu became a major depot on the Ft. Dodge-Ft. Bascom military road, and it eventually received a post office contract. It was finally abandoned, 1912. (1968)
About this site
Site of Old Zulu Stockade is a historical marker in Morse, Hansford County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Hansford County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 16 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 36.1250, -101.4688 near Morse. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cator Buffalo Camp (historical marker), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Farwell, Old, Dodge City - Tascosa Trail, and Hansford Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5195004867. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
