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Grand

Ellis County
Location: in Arnett vicinity, 11 miles south of Arnett on US-283
Material: Aluminum
Note: The marker is in poor condition, with faded paint and lettering
Topics: Government, Settlement Patterns, Early Statehood 1907–1941

Grand was the county seat of Day County in Oklahoma Territory until statehood, and the seat of Ellis County until 1908. Little remains today to indicate its importance in territorial and early statehood days.

Great Western Cattle Trail

Ellis County
Location: on OK-46, eleven miles north of Gage
Topics: Ranching, Transportation, Territorial Period 1861–1907, Military

From 1874 to 1893, millions of cattle and horses were driven from Texas over the westernmost of the famous cattle trails. The trail crossed the Red River at Doan's Crossing in Jackson County and continued north to Dodge City, Kansas.

Military Road Crossing From Fort Supply

Ellis County
Location: on US-283, six miles south of Shattuck

A military road from Dodge City, Kansas, via Fort Supply to Fort Elliott, Texas, carried supply wagons and a daily stagecoach through this area from 1874 to 1890.

Military Road Crossing from Fort Supply

Ellis County
Location: on OK-15, 1/2 mile east of Gage

See Military Road Crossing from Fort Supply.

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