Checking in in Childress County

Railroad into Childress

In the southeast corner of the Texas Panhandle is Childress County. This was the site of our last visit before hitting the highway home. It, like many of the other counties, has a history of land use by Native Americans, visitation by European explorers, and early colonization by ranchers. In fact at one time almost the entire county was occupied by four large ranches. Cattle from these were driven along the Palo Duro - Dodge City trail to Dodge City, Kansas.