XIT MUSEUM

DALHART, TX

20220423 38 Mural, Dalhart, Texas
20220423 38 Mural, Dalhart, Texas Credit: davidwilson1949

The XIT Museum in Dalhart, TX is a historical museum dedicated to preserving the legacy of the XIT Ranch. The XIT Ranch was a massive cattle ranch that covered over three million acres of land in the Texas Panhandle during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The museum is housed in the restored 1920s-era courthouse in downtown Dalhart and features exhibits that showcase the history and culture of the XIT Ranch.

Visitors to the museum can explore the various galleries and displays that feature artifacts, photographs, and documents from the ranch's history. The exhibits cover topics such as the ranch's founding, the daily life of ranch workers, the ranch's impact on the local economy, and the eventual dissolution of the ranch.

Additionally, the museum offers educational programs and events throughout the year, including tours, workshops, and lectures. The XIT Museum is a must-visit for anyone interested in the history of the American West, cattle ranching, and Texas culture. It is open Monday through Saturday and admission is free.

XIT MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in DALHART TX. US MID #8404800010

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

20220423 38 Mural, Dalhart, Texas
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Dallam County Courthouse Historic Marker (Dalhart, Texas) Historic marker for the 1923 Dallam County Courthouse in Dalhart, Texas. The building was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1991. The marker’s text reads: “Created in 1876 and organized in 1891, Dallam County was named for Republic of Texas Attorney James W. Dallam (1818-1847). Texline, located on the line of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad and the only town in the county when it was organized, served as first county seat. A courthouse was built in 1891. Ten years later, when the Rock Island Railroad built a line through the county, the new town of Dalhart was established where the Rock Island and Fort Worth and Denver City rail lines crossed. The county commissioners court voted to move the county seat to Dalhart in 1903, and in May that year an election was held to approve bonds for a courthouse. County government soon outgrew the 1903 building, and in 1922 the voters approved more bonds for a new courthouse. Designed by the Amarillo architectural firm of Smith & Townes, this Classical Revival structure was completed in 1923. Built of brick with cast stone detailing, the building rises from a rusticated ground floor to more finely detailed upper stories, and features Ionic columns, curvilinear parapets, and denticulated cornice. A fine example of its style, the courthouse continues to serve the citizens of Dalhart and Dallam County. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 1991”
Dallam County Courthouse (Dalhart, Texas) Historic Dallam County Courthouse in Dalhart, Texas. The Classical Revival style building was constructed in 1923. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 (NRHP No. 92001375). The building was also designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1991.
Old U.S. Post Office (Dalhart, Texas) 1934 former U.S. Post Office in Dalhart, Texas.
Dallam County Courthouse Cornerstone (Dalhart, Texas) Historic Dallam County Courthouse in Dalhart, Texas. The Classical Revival style building was constructed in 1923. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 (NRHP No. 92001375). The building was also designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1991.
Dallam County Courthouse (Dalhart, Texas) Historic Dallam County Courthouse in Dalhart, Texas. The Classical Revival style building was constructed in 1923. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 (NRHP No. 92001375). The building was also designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1991.
Dalhart, Texas Dalhart is a city in Dallam and Hartley Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and the county seat of Dallam County. The population was 7,930 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1901, Dalhart is named for its location on the border of Dallam and Hartley Counties; its name is a portmanteau of the names of the two counties. The city was founded at the site of a railroad junction, which heavily contributed to its early growth. Dalhart was in the center of the Dust Bowl, an area adversely affected by a long period of drought and dust storms during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Here, Tex Thornton, operating on the now debunked concussion theory, coaxed today's inflation-adjusted equivalent of $1 million from the locals on claims he could fire rocket-powered explosives into the clouds and cause rain. At the Dallam County Courthouse, Dalhart honors the memory of James R. Fox, Jr. (March 16, 1919—March 11, 1943), who flew supplies to China for Pan American Airways, then a joint Chinese and American company, during World War II through the treacherous Hump Route. Fox and his two Chinese copilots were killed when their Douglas C-52 cargo plane crashed. In 2002, the People's Republic of China made a bronze bust in Fox's honor and presented it to Dalhart. Dalhart's economy is centered around agribusiness, including farming, ranching, feedlot operations, large-scale pig farms, and more recently, a cheese processing plant. Dalhart is also home to a state prison. During the peak operating period of the XIT Ranch, the land was in native grass. Some land was diverted into dry farmland, but the rain was insufficient to make it productive. A few irrigation wells were drilled in areas where the soil was not sandy and was level enough for row irrigation. Later, center pivot irrigation, credited to Colorado farmer Frank Zybach in 1949, was introduced and was found to be ideal for the area's rolling sandy soils. About the same time, large feedlots were built due to the low-humidity climate. In the mid-2000s, a combination of tax incentives, Texas' relatively unrestricted environmental regulations, and Dalhart's existing agricultural infrastructure attracted industrial dairy farms to the area. In 2007, Hilmar Cheese Company of California capitalized on the resulting milk availability, opening a major production plant in Dalhart. Texas Governor Rick Perry visited Dalhart to speak at the company's official welcoming ceremony, reiterating the company's projection that 2000 new jobs would be created in the region by the emerging dairy product production industry. This factory and the surrounding dairies are a significant emerging subsector of Dalhart's established agribusiness culture. The international agribusiness company Cargill owns a 21,500-acre hog-production site near Dalhart. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhart,_Texas" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhart,_Texas</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_...</a>
Dalhart, Texas Dalhart is a city in Dallam and Hartley Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and the county seat of Dallam County. The population was 7,930 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1901, Dalhart is named for its location on the border of Dallam and Hartley Counties; its name is a portmanteau of the names of the two counties. The city was founded at the site of a railroad junction, which heavily contributed to its early growth. Dalhart was in the center of the Dust Bowl, an area adversely affected by a long period of drought and dust storms during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Here, Tex Thornton, operating on the now debunked concussion theory, coaxed today's inflation-adjusted equivalent of $1 million from the locals on claims he could fire rocket-powered explosives into the clouds and cause rain. At the Dallam County Courthouse, Dalhart honors the memory of James R. Fox, Jr. (March 16, 1919—March 11, 1943), who flew supplies to China for Pan American Airways, then a joint Chinese and American company, during World War II through the treacherous Hump Route. Fox and his two Chinese copilots were killed when their Douglas C-52 cargo plane crashed. In 2002, the People's Republic of China made a bronze bust in Fox's honor and presented it to Dalhart. Dalhart's economy is centered around agribusiness, including farming, ranching, feedlot operations, large-scale pig farms, and more recently, a cheese processing plant. Dalhart is also home to a state prison. During the peak operating period of the XIT Ranch, the land was in native grass. Some land was diverted into dry farmland, but the rain was insufficient to make it productive. A few irrigation wells were drilled in areas where the soil was not sandy and was level enough for row irrigation. Later, center pivot irrigation, credited to Colorado farmer Frank Zybach in 1949, was introduced and was found to be ideal for the area's rolling sandy soils. About the same time, large feedlots were built due to the low-humidity climate. In the mid-2000s, a combination of tax incentives, Texas' relatively unrestricted environmental regulations, and Dalhart's existing agricultural infrastructure attracted industrial dairy farms to the area. In 2007, Hilmar Cheese Company of California capitalized on the resulting milk availability, opening a major production plant in Dalhart. Texas Governor Rick Perry visited Dalhart to speak at the company's official welcoming ceremony, reiterating the company's projection that 2000 new jobs would be created in the region by the emerging dairy product production industry. This factory and the surrounding dairies are a significant emerging subsector of Dalhart's established agribusiness culture. The international agribusiness company Cargill owns a 21,500-acre hog-production site near Dalhart. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhart,_Texas" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhart,_Texas</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_...</a>
Dalhart, Texas Dalhart is a city in Dallam and Hartley Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and the county seat of Dallam County. The population was 7,930 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1901, Dalhart is named for its location on the border of Dallam and Hartley Counties; its name is a portmanteau of the names of the two counties. The city was founded at the site of a railroad junction, which heavily contributed to its early growth. Dalhart was in the center of the Dust Bowl, an area adversely affected by a long period of drought and dust storms during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Here, Tex Thornton, operating on the now debunked concussion theory, coaxed today's inflation-adjusted equivalent of $1 million from the locals on claims he could fire rocket-powered explosives into the clouds and cause rain. At the Dallam County Courthouse, Dalhart honors the memory of James R. Fox, Jr. (March 16, 1919—March 11, 1943), who flew supplies to China for Pan American Airways, then a joint Chinese and American company, during World War II through the treacherous Hump Route. Fox and his two Chinese copilots were killed when their Douglas C-52 cargo plane crashed. In 2002, the People's Republic of China made a bronze bust in Fox's honor and presented it to Dalhart. Dalhart's economy is centered around agribusiness, including farming, ranching, feedlot operations, large-scale pig farms, and more recently, a cheese processing plant. Dalhart is also home to a state prison. During the peak operating period of the XIT Ranch, the land was in native grass. Some land was diverted into dry farmland, but the rain was insufficient to make it productive. A few irrigation wells were drilled in areas where the soil was not sandy and was level enough for row irrigation. Later, center pivot irrigation, credited to Colorado farmer Frank Zybach in 1949, was introduced and was found to be ideal for the area's rolling sandy soils. About the same time, large feedlots were built due to the low-humidity climate. In the mid-2000s, a combination of tax incentives, Texas' relatively unrestricted environmental regulations, and Dalhart's existing agricultural infrastructure attracted industrial dairy farms to the area. In 2007, Hilmar Cheese Company of California capitalized on the resulting milk availability, opening a major production plant in Dalhart. Texas Governor Rick Perry visited Dalhart to speak at the company's official welcoming ceremony, reiterating the company's projection that 2000 new jobs would be created in the region by the emerging dairy product production industry. This factory and the surrounding dairies are a significant emerging subsector of Dalhart's established agribusiness culture. The international agribusiness company Cargill owns a 21,500-acre hog-production site near Dalhart. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhart,_Texas" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhart,_Texas</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_...</a>
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XIT MUSEUM
108 E. 5TH ST.
DALHART
TX
79022

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MID # 8404800010
Name XIT MUSEUM
Alternate Name XIT MUSEUM
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)
INCOME 0
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LAT/LONG 36.061296, -102.52306
CODES FIPS State Code: 48
FIPS County Code: 111
US Census Tract: 950300
US Census Block: 4046