File:William Henry "Pete" Snyder, Snyder, Texas Historical Marker (26945625075).jpg

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Description Adventurer, Civil War veteran, whose career included mining Colorado gold, building railroads in Kansas, hauling freight and buffalo hides in Texas; opened Snyder's first trading post, 1878. Built of lumber hauled from Ft. Worth in ox-wagons by Webb Brothers, Jim, Jeff and Ben. Store furnished supplies to buffalo hunters who infiltrated area, lived in dugouts on Deep Creek. After 3 years, Snyder quit the trading business, laid out part of original townsite and sold lots from his property. Moved to Colorado City, where he died in 1916 at age of 79. (1968)
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Source William Henry "Pete" Snyder, Snyder, Texas Historical Marker
Author Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas
Camera location32° 42′ 58.28″ N, 100° 55′ 02.89″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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