Tom Loyd Burnett
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The son of noted rancher Burk Burnett, for whom the nearby Town of Burkburnett (18 Mi. NE) was named, tom L. Burnett (b.1871) became one of the leading area cattlemen. Trained on his father's 6666 (Four Sixes) Ranch, Tom later owned the local Triangle Ranch, as well as rangeland in Cottle and Foard Counties. A prominent civic leader and philanthropist, he was known for his friendliness to Indians, including the famous Chief Quanah Parker. His support of area rodeos earned him the nickname, the "Rodeo King." Tom Burnett died in his residence at this site in 1938. (1981)
400 West Alameda, Iowa Park, Texas.
GPS 33-degrees 57'21.o" N 98-degrees 40' 21.1" W. For more information about Tom Loyd Burnett published by the Handbook of Texas Online, click the button below. |