The Pitchfork Ranch Cookhouse -- Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock TX
N 33° 35.381 W 101° 53.078
14S E 232292 N 3720392
The Pitchfork Ranch Cookhouse is on display at the Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock TX
Waymark Code: WMV5Q5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2017
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The Pitchfork Ranch Cookhouse is on display at the Ranching Heritage Center, on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock TX. This was a no-frills, no-kidding-around kitchen, feeding hungry cowboys.
An interpretive sign nearby reads as follows:
“THE PITCHFORK RANCH COOKHOUSE
c. 1900
The Pitchfork Ranch Cookhouse began as a one room structure. The dining area was added in two sections. Though the exterior walls are covered in modern siding, the original wood plank siding is still intact underneath. The interior walls and ceilings are clad with narrow 1 inch by 2 inch beveled plank paneling. The dining area is along spare space furnished with handmade wood tables and benches. Over the years, screened porches were added, removed and rebuilt. The building was expanded, including a four-foot widening of the kitchen and a room used as an infirmary. There are no frills. This was a working ranch kitchen."
Group that erected the marker: Ranching Heritage Center
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3121 4th St
Lubbock, TX
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