PERRYTON

Population 7,519

Altitude 2,942

General

Founded 1919, seat of Ochiltree County, northernmost county seat in Texas (545 miles from State Capitol, Austin). Locally known as "Wheatheart of the Nation," city is shipping point for one of nation's top wheat producing areas.

Attractions

• MUSEUM OF THE PLAINS-General history exhibits of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandlers; railroad depot, old store, pioneer home from Ochiltree, covered wagon, barbed wire. Open Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat-Sun 1:30-5 p.m. (closed weekends Jan.-Mid Apr.) U.S. 83 at north city limit.

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