Prairie Dog Town - K.N. Clapp - Lubbock, TX
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N 33° 35.908 W 101° 50.040
14S E 237019 N 3721237
Black marker at Prairie Dog Town in MacKenzie Park.
Waymark Code: WM13666
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2020
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Marker text:
The vision of Prairie Dog Town was conceived and implemented by K.N. Clapp in 1935. In the 1930's the government's poisoning program was becoming effective, and he was alarmed that the extinction of the black-tailed prairie dog would result. Mr. Clapp designed this enclosure and, with his friend Ross Edwards, trapped two pairs of black-tailed prairie dogs to be the original residents. He oversaw Prairie Dog Town's care and operation until his death in 1969.
Group that erected the marker: Unknown
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:
301 I-27
Lubbock, TX USA
79403
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