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Mobeetie, Texas

"Old Mobeetie" began in the spring of 1874, when buffalo hunters moved down from Kansas and a camp was formed near Sweetwater Creek called Hidetown.

In 1875, the United States government established Fort Elliott to keep the Indians on reservations in Indian Territory and establish law and order in the region.

Nearby Hidetown quickly began to develop with the settlement of the Fort and gained the name Sweetwater City. It also became a rough and tumble Old West town with famous people frequenting the site, including Billy Dixon, Bat Masterson,
Pat Garrett and Poker Alice.

Later, the town's name was changed Mobeetie. In 1929, the railroad bypassed Mobeetie, and most of the residents moved to north to a site that was referred to as "New Mobeetie".

Today, it too, is a near ghost town with a population of just about 100.

Mobeetie, TX - Buildings

Mobeetie, TX - Buildings

Mobeetie, TX - Buildings - 2

Mobeetie, TX - Buildings - 2

Mobeetie, TX - Cemetery

MobeetieCemetery

Mobeetie, TX - Cemetery Jack Rabbit

Mobeetie, TX - Cemetery Jack Rabbit

Mobeetie, TX - Cemetery Jack Rabbits

Mobeetie, TX - Cemetery Jack Rabbits

Mobeetie, TX - Cemetery Jack Rabbits - 2

Mobeetie, TX - Cemetery Jack Rabbits - 2

Mobeetie, TX - Cemetery Mollie Brennan Grave

Mobeetie, TX - Cemetery Mollie Brennan Grave

Mobeetie, TX - Elementary School

Mobeetie, TX - Elementary School

Mobeetie, TX - Fort Elliott Marker

Fort Elliott, TX - Marker

Mobeetie, TX - Fort Elliott Markers

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Mobeetie, TX - Fort Elliott Site

Mobeetie, TX - Fort Elliot Site

Mobeetie, TX - Methodist Church

Mobeetie, TX - Methodist Church

Mobeetie, TX - Windmill

Mobeetie, TX - Windmill

Old Mobeetie, TX - Barber Shop

Old Mobeetie, TX - Barber Shop

Old Mobeetie, TX - Building

Old Mobeetie, TX - Building

Old Mobeetie, TX - Buildings

Old Mobeetie, TX - Buildings

Old Mobeetie, TX - Fort Elliott Flag Pole

Old Mobeetie, TX - Fort Elliot Flag Pole

Old Mobeetie, TX - House

Old Mobeetie, TX - House

Old Mobeetie, TX - Jail

Old Mobeetie, TX - Jail

Old Mobeetie, TX - Lodge

Old Mobeetie, TX - Lodge