Historical Marker
Putoff Canyon
Historical marker location:
SH 70, Jayton, Texas
( from Jayton, take SH 70 3 miles N to roadside park)
Marker installed: 1969
Named for a Mr. Putoff, early settler. In region of Salt Water, canyon was noted for its freshwater spring "strong enough to swim a horse". Area was a resort, 1900-1914, for many artists. Western writer Zane Grey used region as setting for his novel "The Thundering Herd".
(1969).