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The Llano Estacado


 

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Wayside Thunderstorm by Randall Derrick
The Llano Estacado is one of the largest completely flat regions in North America. Avoided by all who knew of it's existence, it was traversed in the early 16th Century by Coronado in search of the Seven Cities of Gold. 

Photo by Randall Derrick
Whipple Expedition
by Wes Phillips


Trade History
by Wes Phillips

 
The Buffalo
  Photo by Toni Derrick
by Wes Phillips
      The Buffalo once roamed the plains and provided life for it's people. Read about the history of the buffalo in the Texas Panhandle.
Adobe Walls
Image by Randall Derrick
by Randall Derrick
     
   Once the site of an historical buffalo hunters trading post, it became one of the most famous battlefields in America.
Ranches
Image by Toni Derrick
by Randall Derrick
     A few large ranches dominated the Panhandle at the turn of the 19th Century. Here are a few modern historical ranches still in business.



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