The LIT Ranch is an ranch located on the
Canadian River
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counties of
Oldham
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,
Hartley
Hartley may refer to:
Places Australia
*Hartley, New South Wales
* Hartley, South Australia
** Electoral district of Hartley, a state electoral district
Canada
* Hartley Bay, British Columbia
United Kingdom
* Hartley, Cumbria
* Hartley, P ...
,
Moore
Moore may refer to:
Language
* Mooré language, spoken in West Africa
People
* Moore (surname)
** List of people with surname Moore
* Moore Crosthwaite (1907–1989), a British diplomat and ambassador
* Moore Disney (1765–1846), a senior ...
, and
Potter
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Potter may also refer to:
Places United States
*Potter, originally a section on the Alaska Railroad, currently a neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, US
*Potter, Arkansas
*Potter, Nebraska
*Potters, New Jerse ...
.
The ranch was established by Major
George W. Littlefield in 1877. LIT Ranch headquarters were located east of
Tascosa
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, the second town to be established in the
Texas Panhandle. By 1878, it included an area 30 miles north to south and 25 miles east to west, centered on the Canadian River. By 1881, the ranch had grown to include 1,000 square miles and 17,000 head of cattle when it was sold to the Prairie Land and Cattle Company. The company sold 49,022 acres to Lee Bivins in 1908 and another 6,260 acres in June 1909, which included the Tascosa town site. In 1918, Bivins added another 45,448 acres to the ranch.
The ranch is currently owned by the W. H. O'Brien family in
Amarillo, Texas
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.
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Ranches in Texas
Buildings and structures in Oldham County, Texas
Buildings and structures in Hartley County, Texas
Buildings and structures in Moore County, Texas
Buildings and structures in Potter County, Texas
1877 establishments in Texas
American companies established in 1877
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