Sam Wood Cabin
N 34° 58.841 W 101° 55.062
14S E 233652 N 3874790
The Sam Wood cabin is located inside the Panhandle Plains Museum in Canyon
Waymark Code: WM10TYM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2019
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The historic Sam Wood cabin has been moved inside the Panhandle Plains Museum on the West Texas A&M campus in Canyon for its protection. It is on the first floor of the museum, near the 1956 entrance (north side).
Marker Number: 4508
Marker Text:
Sam Wood Cabin. Built 1887 at Hog Town (now a ghost town). Wood, an Indian Scout, Union veteran of Civil War, buffalo hunter, was father of bride in first marriage recorded in the Panhandle, at Fort Elliott in 1877. Cabin housed 6 families during an Indian scare. In 1954 it was moved, restored. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark -- 1966.
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