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Turkey Track Ranch

Payne County
Location: on OK-33 west of junction with OK-99
Coordinates: 35.985428, -96.659994
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Ranching; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Transportation

During the height of the Texas trail drives through Oklahoma, this ranch, owned by James Jerome and Leslie Combs, was used to fatten cattle before their final trip to markets in Kansas. Roundups were held on the present site of Cushing.

Note: This marker incorrectly notes the date of the Sac and Fox opening, which occurred on September 22, 1891.

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