Town of Knapp

Historical marker location:
FM 1610, Snyder, Texas
( From Snyder take FM 1607 about 9 miles west to FM 1606. Follow 1606 south about 5 miles to FM 1610. Follow 1610 to marker on east side of highway (about 1/2 mile from the intersection of FM 1610 and Springer Road).)
Marker installed: 1968
Marker size: 18" x 28"

Pioneers settling Bull Creek, 1888, where herds of bull buffalo grazed, called their community Bison. They founded the Baptist Church on the creek bank, the school in a nearby pasture. Bison was located on fringe of the ranch belonging to A. P. Bush and Benjamin Tillar, both prominent early Texas cattlemen. In 1890, name of town and post office (then housed in a dugout) became "Knapp" after the U.S. Post Office Department refused Bison because it was a duplicate name. In 1959, after a rousing decade of serving the oil boom workers, the post office closed. (1967)

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In the late 19th century, Texas became known for its cattle drives, in which cowboys would move herds of cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas and other northern states. The cattle drives were dangerous and difficult work, but they played a key role in the development of the American cattle industry.