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Sand Hills
Marker Location: From Kermit, take SH 115 NE about 8 mile Junction N
of FM 874.
SANDDUNES ON PRETTY DAY
WHY NOT TO VISIT THE SANDHILLS ON A WINDY DAY Mapped by U. S. Government, 1849, for gold seekers and settlers. Known earlier to Indians and many Spanish explorers. A 100-mile belt of sand in Winkler and 4 other Texas counties and in New Mexico. Width varies from 3 to 20 miles; outer dunes are held by dwarf oaks. Water at 2' depth supports willows, cottonwoods, and a plum thicket. (The plums gave food to early settlers.) Many dunes more than 70' high. Heavy, shifting sands a natural barrier to travel. Campsite and game reservation for Indians. Now part of expansive cattle ranges and rich oil fields
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