White Buffalo Days coming soon

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Scurry County Spotlight

  • Members of the Aztec dance troupe performed for the crowd at the 2018 White Buffalo Days celebration.
    Members of the Aztec dance troupe performed for the crowd at the 2018 White Buffalo Days celebration.
  • Nick Rackley shot Nerf darts at a target in the Cogdell Memorial Hospital booth at the 2018 White Buffalo Days.
    Nick Rackley shot Nerf darts at a target in the Cogdell Memorial Hospital booth at the 2018 White Buffalo Days.
  • Pictured is the white buffalo statue outside the Scurry County Courthouse.
    Pictured is the white buffalo statue outside the Scurry County Courthouse.
Snyder celebrates its history each year during White Buffalo Days, which will be held Oct. 2-3.  White Buffalo Days are named after an incident in Snyder’s history: the shooting of a rare white buffalo by Josiah Wright Mooar in 1876. Mooar shot the buffalo when the small settlement located on Deep Creek was a trading post and received such acclaim that he was able to start his own ranch, from…

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