Putoff Canyon (east of here)
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Marker Text: 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)
Marker No: 4139
Aluminum 14 x 24 Subject Marker
Geographic: 33.288372, -100.596359
Location: from Jayton, take SH 70 3 miles north to roadside park
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