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The Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) |
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Towle Memorial Park, US 190, Snyder,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 41' 39.87350000016",
-100° 55' 34.6428599988"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Small burrowing rodent once symbolic of Old West. Estimates once placed Texas population in billions. Prairie dogs were so named because of their quick sharp barking and wagging tails. A vegetarian mammal related to the squirrel and ground hog, their homes are craftily built L-shaped burrows, 15 to 20 feet or more long; seldom connected with others in their town. Declared pests to agriculture and range, town was established March 1964, to preserve remnant of a vanishing species. (1968)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
The Prairie Dog (Cynomys Ludovicianus) Historical Marker Location Map, Snyder, Texas
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