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Rawhide Creek and Park

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2900 blk. Golfing Green, Farmers Branch, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 56' 6.354924", -96° 52' 33.103776"
 
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    Named for enterprise of R. J. West (b. 1811), an 1845 settler and an organizer of Dallas County in 1846. West had tanyard (4/10 mi. SW) on this creek about 1846. To meet demand, half-cured hides came from his vats, giving name Rawhide to the creek. The historical park was established in 1969.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Rawhide Creek and Park Historical Marker Location Map, Farmers Branch, Texas