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Tascosa

US 385, N of Vega on Boys Ranch, Vega, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 31' 51.164616", -102° 15' 20.08008"

Texas State
Historical Marker

Cowboy capital of the Texas Panhandle, 1877-1888. Billy the Kid and cowboys from many ranches added to its liveliness. Made famous by wild west fiction. Its name is a corruption of Atascoso (boggy) first given to nearby creek. County seat of Oldham County, 1881-1915.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Tascosa Historical Marker Location Map, Vega, Texas