Oldham County, Texas
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Oldham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,758. Its county seat is Vega. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1881. Oldham County is included in the Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Oldham County Courthouse in Vega
Vega CO OP grain elevator serves Oldham County.
Magnolia Station, a U.S. Route 66 roadside attraction near the Oldham County Courthouse in Vega
Sign off U.S. Route 385 to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch in Oldham County
XIT Ranch
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The XIT Ranch was a cattle ranch in the Texas Panhandle which operated from 1885 to 1912. Comprising over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km2) of land, it ran for 200 miles (300 km) along the border with New Mexico, varying in width from 20 to 30 miles. The massive ranch stretched through ten counties in Texas and at its peak regularly handled 150,000 head of cattle. The brand "XIT" was chosen for its difficulty to alter thus thwarting rustlers.
Cowboys at the XIT Ranch in 1891
XIT Ranch chuck wagon, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
XIT Ranch office, Channing, Texas
The General Office building was built in 1898–999 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.