The Lackawanna Ranch

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Marker No: 3007

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

Geographic: N 32° 04.525 W 097° 10.699

Marker Text: ​Dr. John S. Scofield (1826-1901) chose the Indian name "Lackawanna" for the 2500 acre tract of land he bought here in 1858. After moving with his family from Kentucky, he served Hill County as a doctor and county judge. Later he was a director and vice-president of Sturgis National Bank. Dr. Scofield introduced shorthorn cattle to this area. His son, Frank (1887-1974), who inherited this part of the ranch in 1901, raised prize-winning shorthorns. After the first house on this site burned, the present structure was built in 1917. The Lackawanna Ranch was purchased in 1945 by E. G. Murphree. (1975) 

Location: From Hillsboro take SH 171 north about 6 miles