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To finance the construction
of a grand State Capitol, the Texas Legislature appropriated 3,000,000
acres in the panhandle. This became the X.I.T.ranch - the largest
fenced ranch, and one of the most famous, in the world. X was for
the Roman numeral ten, since the land was spread across ten counties
In Texas.
The ranch was operated by a group of wealthy English investors known
as the Capitol Freehold Land & Investment Company. This selection
is an exact restrike of the exceedingly rare Partnership Certificate
and is paired with a vintage photograph of the Texas Capitol–still
the largest in the United States and taller than the Federal Capitol.
The pair, framed, 28" x 34",
$445
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