This pond is the site of an important watering hole used

by drovers as they passed through this area on the way to

the railheads in Kansas. Created by the confluence of two

natural springs, it has been used for hundreds of years by

Indians, buffalo, and other wildlife. The pure, clean water

made a perfect location for cowboy campsites. The cattle

themselves were watered nearby on the North Canadian

River just to the north.

The present pond was built in the 1930's by the Work

Program Administration and the Civilian Conservation

Corps.

(Image drawn by and used with permission of Charles

Howard)

Oklahoma'07 Centennial

Yukon, OK