LARGEST -- Cattle Operation in the Trans-Pecos, Marathon TX
N 30° 12.407 W 103° 14.773
13R E 668809 N 3342998
The beautiful and historic Gage Hotel in downtown Marathon, once the headquarters of the largest cattle operation in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas
Waymark Code: WMV0HX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2017
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Marathon's graceful and historic Gage Hotel has been a fixture in this small ranching town since 1927.
A state historic marker on the front of the hotel reads as follows:
"THE GAGE HOTEL
This brick hotel building, designed by the El Paso firm of Trost and Trost, was constructed in 1926-27 for Vermont native Alfred S. Gage. A cattleman, Gage founded the largest ranching operation in the Trans-Pecos, consisting of over 600 sections of land. After moving to San Antonio, where he became a successful businessman and banker, the hotel served as his Marathon residence and as the headquarters for his local cattle and banking interests.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981"
The A.S. Gage Ranch still exists, both as a cattle operation and as an exotic game-hunting ranch. It is still the largest ranch in the Trans-Pecos, and one of the largest ranches in Texas. See: (
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