Historical Marker
Tascosa
Historical marker location:
US 385, N of Vega on Boys Ranch, Vega, Texas
( N of Vega on US 385 about 24 mi., on Boys Ranch)
Marker installed: 1967
Cowboy capital of the Texas Panhandle, 1877-1888. "Billy the Kid" and cowboys from many ranches added to its liveliness. Made famous by wild west fiction. Its name is a corruption of Atascoso (boggy) first given to nearby creek. County seat of Oldham County, 1881-1915.