Site two miles south. From this famous well, cattlemen watered their herds of thousands of stock while waiting shipment over the Rock Island Railroad after long trail drives to the end of the track near old Tyrone. The well was located by J. L. Shade and H. B. Fore in 1888. It was managed by Zachariah Cain / to 1901 ~ end of cattle trail days.
Location
South of Tyrone, Oklahoma on U.S. Hwy. 54
OpenStreetMap Google Maps
36.950533, -101.072926
36.950533, -101.072926
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Notes
Shade's Well, a famous watering hole for thirsty herds after long, dusty drives on Oklahoma's cattle trails.
Links:
Links:
- Chronicles of Oklahoma: Shade's Well (PDF)
- Wikipedia - Tyrone, OK
- Marker image found on Flickr: Texas Co., Oklahoma