SNYDER

Population 12,357

Altitude 2,316

General

Settled in 1878 by W.H. (Pete) Snyder, who opened a trading post. The townsite was laid out in 1882, and the county organized two years later. present seat of Scurry County. In 1950 the city grew from 4,000 population to more than 12,000 after the discovery of Canyon Reef Oil Field. Now the center of the largest unitized(operated by a single operator) oil field in the world. Industries include petroleum processing, cottonseed breeding, farming and ranching, and other diversified industries. Home of

Western Texas College. for more information contact the chamber of commerce office located at 2302 Avenue R, or call 915-573-3558 for additional information.

Snyder lies on U.S. 84, a segment of the Ports to Plains Highway connecting the state's heartland to coastal ports.

Attractions

• SCURRY COUNTY MUSEUM - County history rich in lore and legends of the Old West; Indian relics, early box and strip house, chuck wagon, pioneer ranch and home articles. Open Monday thru Fri from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Western Texas College, on Texas 350 South.
• TOWLE MEMORIAL PARK - Popular municipal park with playgrounds, athletic fields, swimming pool, picnic areas, courts for croquet and tennis, fishing lake for youngsters, and prairie-dog town where the now rare little animals can be seen at close hand. Engine No. 5 was the last steam locomotive used by the Roscoe, Snyder, and Pacific Railroad, is also on display. Located on the south side of the city on Texas 350.
• WHITE BUFFALO STATUE - Recalls frontier days and rare albino buffalo killed near here. On the courthouse square. Several historical markers on square detail the area history.

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