Dalhart
Gateway To The Colorado Rockies
General Information
Other Name: XIT City, District: Texas, State: South West, United States of America
Area: 4.3 sq mi
Languages Spoken: English
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Dalhart is a city located in Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 7,237. It is the county seat of Dallam County. Dalhart is named for its location on the border of Dallam and Hartley counties.This city now serves as a shipping point for cattle, grains and other agricultural products.Location
In the northwest corner of the Texas panhandle. Dalhart is 46 miles from Clayton (NM), 85 miles from Amarillo and 71 miles from Guymon (OK)Climate
Mild
1,668 acres are in this park including Lake Rita Blanca. Rita Blanca means Little White River and was named by the Spanish sheep herders during the 1800''s.
Features of the park include: hiking, biking, horseback riding and more. Many forms of wildlife inhabit the park, including large numbers of migratory birds.
Features of the park include: hiking, biking, horseback riding and more. Many forms of wildlife inhabit the park, including large numbers of migratory birds.
This monument is a favorite photo subject that stands at the north end of Dallhart''s V-shaped underpass. It was designed by a cowboy after a widow asked that a horse bearing an empty saddle appear in the annual reunion parade in tribute to her husband.
This museum hosts a wealth of exhibits from the XIT Ranch including railroad antiques, Indian artifacts, frontier firearms, cowboy clothing, saddles and tack.
During the late 1800''s, this was the world''s largest ranch under fence with three million acres. A Chicago company was granted the land in exchange for the building of the state capitol. The ranch was 200 miles from north to south and 27 miles from east to west. The ranch had 3,000 miles of barbed wire fencing. Initially there were over 110,000 head of cattle. The XIT Ranch has now been divided into many smaller parcels, though some still have 100,000 acres or more.