FIRST - Commercial Hunters - Canadian, TX
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YoSam.
N 35° 54.773 W 100° 22.949
14S E 375259 N 3975168
Main street side courthouse lawn, next to pink marble marker.
Waymark Code: WM13AKP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2020
Views: 2
County of Marker: Hemphill County
Location of Marker: Main St. side of courthouse lawn, Just to the left (north) of the front entrance sidewalk...easy access from parking lot to the courthouse. Sits right next to the State of Texas marker for John Hemphill
Marker Erected by: State Historical Survey Committee
Date Marker Erected: Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1967
Marker Text:
R. DICK BUSSELL
(1845 - 1935)
Famed hunter, in 1870s killed buffalo on this square; was one of
the first men to hunt commercially.
Came to Texas in 1874. In 1887, helped to survey the townsite here, where he became lifelong resident, operating a livery stable and wagon yard. Is buried in local cemetery.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967
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