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Turkey Track Ranch includes 26 miles of frontage on the Canadian River along\u00a0with other water resources like eight creek basins and natural springs.<\/p>\n
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A ranch in the Texas Panhandle is returning to the market with a listing price of $180 million after recovering from one of the largest wildfires in the state\u2019s history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Turkey Track Ranch is one of the original ranches of the Texas Panhandle. Bernard Uechtritz, founder of the real estate firm Icon Global, said he considers the ranch among the greatest ranches in the American West.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe water here is extraordinary, the legacy and history incredible,\u201d Uechtritz said. \u201cIt is a best in class, and a rarity both. Available legacy\u00a0ranches with this scale, production, recreation and history are today few and far between, scarce anywhere in the American West.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Turkey Track Ranch has several unique features, including 26 miles of frontage on the Canadian River and the Caprock, a ridge running through the Panhandle.<\/p>\n
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The 77,721-acre property includes 26 miles of frontage on the Canadian River and stretches to the Caprock, a ridge running through the Panhandle. The ranch listing was announced by Icon Global<\/a> on Thursday for $180 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n The area has a rich history that includes pioneers and an American Civil War era battle. The property has been under family ownership for over a century. The ranch had previously been listed, but it was withdrawn from the market after the Smokehouse Creek Fire damaged the property.<\/p>\n Related: Texas counties have more ranches for sale than any other state. Where are they?<\/a><\/p>\n Turkey Track Ranch was\u00a0the site of the First and Second Battles of Adobe Walls. The first battle in 1864 was tied to the civil war and the second in 1874 was related to tensions between settlers and indigenous tribes.<\/p>\n Wyman Meinzer<\/p>\n The area can be traced back to Indigenous tribes and early pioneers. Parts of the land around the Canadian River were surrendered by the Quapaw tribe in 1818. Artifacts \u2014 flints, arrows, blades and human remains \u2014 have been found at the Caprock, according to Icon Global.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Trading posts were established along the river, including Bent\u2019s Trading Post of 1843, which sits on the ranch, according to the listing. The land was also the site of the First and Second Battles of Adobe Walls. The first battle in 1864 was tied to the Civil War and the second in 1874 was related to tensions between settlers and Indigenous tribes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Turkey Track Ranch has been in the Coble and Whittenburg families for about 120 years.<\/p>\n Wyman Meinzer<\/p>\n The ranch property was formed from 1878 to 1916, according to Icon Global. Turkey Track Ranch began in 1878 when Richard McNalty arrived in Texas and chose a site for his range, according to the Texas State Historical Association<\/a>. By 1916 the ranch had become the property of William Thomas Coble, a rancher who settled in the area in 1899.\u00a0Later, James A. Whittenburg III was also a steward of the ranch, according to Icon Global.\u00a0<\/p>\n Across centuries, the Whittenburg-Coble family stewarded a ranching dynasty. The Coble and Whittenburg families said in a statement that the property has been an integral element of their heritage for 120 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cGenerations of Coble’s and Whittenburg’s have created lifetimes of memories on the Turkey Track,\u201d the families said in a statement. \u201cDue to our family’s increasing numbers and geographical distances, we recognize that it is time to find a new steward for this historic holding.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Charred grassland is seen near a road after the Smokehouse Creek Fire, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Canadian, Texas. The wildfire was one of the largest in state history at over one million acres.<\/p>\n El\u00edas Valverde II\/Staff Photographer<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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