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Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Campsite Marker in Whitesboro

Description: Photograph of a stone campsite marker in Whitesboro, Texas, in front of a white fence and gate. The top of the marker is in the shape of the state of Texas and has a a line marking the route of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. Text below says: "On June 22, 1986 the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train camped here. Circling the state for six months and traveling over 3,000 miles, it visited over 150 villages and towns as a living exhibit of Texas's western heritage."
Date: 1986~
Creator: Cirincione, Nick

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Crossing Sign in Sierra Blanca

Description: Photograph of a temporary road sign in Sierra Blanca, Texas, posted at the crossing where the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train passed through the area. The main sign is a diamond shape with an image of a horse-drawn covered wagon above the text "XING." A rectangular sign above says "Limited Sight Distance." Mountains are visible in the background.
Date: April 7, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Ends Its Route in the Fort Worth Stockyards

Description: Photograph of horse-drawn wagons participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train ending its route in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The photo shows two wagons on parade under a Fort Worth Stockyards sign. The wagons in the photo have rubber wheels rather than wooden or fiberglass wheels, which differ from most other horse-drawn wagons as part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Cirincione, Nick

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Headquarters Sign in Irving

Description: Photograph of the plaque honoring Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Irving, Texas. The sign says, "New Home of (Early 1985) Texas Wagon Train 'Circle Texas for the Past and Future' Garry L. France - Wagon Master, Walt Garrison - Honorary State Wagon Master, Billy Bob Barnett - Asst. Wagon Master, Tom Landry - Asst. Wagon Master, Gib Lewis - Asst. Wagon Master, Glen D. Courson - Asst. Wagon Master, Jan France - Executive Director, Donald H. Stringer - Business Manger 'Centerpiece of the Texa… more
Date: July 2, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick

Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Abilene

Description: Close-up photograph of the back of a wooden wagon, that was part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train while it was parked in Abilene, Texas. The wooden door at the back of the wagon is folded down and has wooden stairs to get into the bed and the canvas covering over the back is partially rolled up. A small sign on the side says, "This 'Prairie Schooner' or Conastoga Wagon was also in this Bicentennial Wagon Train of 1976."
Date: July 6, 1986
Creator: Cirincione, Nick
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