Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker, a recently retired Texas Tech Librarian, but he can still be reached at [email protected]. This week’s article about the XIT Ranch is by ...
For a half century, the giant XIT Ranch windmill stood as one of the tallest structures ever built on the Llano Estacado. Created out of great necessity to convert wind to water, it rose 132 feet, ...