Pioneer settlers in the early 1870s built adobe huts and irrigation ditches
along area creeks. After 1875, Tascosa became a supply and shipping point for
several huge Texas ranches, including the famed XIT and LIT. The bustling town,
on the Canadian River in northeastern Oldham County, was known as "the Cowboy
Capital of the Plains." It became county seat when Oldham County was organized
in 1880. The famous and infamous—from Kit Carson to Billy the Kid—once strode
its rough plank sidewalks. But as with many Texas cow towns, decline set in when
the open range was girded with fences and the railroad bypassed the site. It was
deserted by the 1930s.
City: Boys Ranch
Region: Panhandle Plains
With so many amazing things to do in Texas, there’s not enough room to feature them all. So check out some popular attractions to see just how much fun your Texas vacation can be.
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
City: Fritch
Region: Panhandle Plains
Billy Bob's Texas
City: Fort Worth
Region: Prairies and Lakes
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
City: Alto
Region: Piney Woods
Galveston Island Beach
City: Galveston
Region: Gulf Coast
The Alamo
City: San Antonio
Region: South Texas Plains
Devil’s Backbone
City: Wimberley
Region: Hill Country
Big Bend National Park
City: Big Bend National Park Area
Region: Big Bend Country
