The headquarters for the Walker-Buckler River Ranch is located on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River approximately 12 miles NE of Albany, Texas. This historic ranch has seen the likes of Wyatt Earp, John H. 'Doc" Holiday, "Bat" Masterson,John Wesley Hardin, John Selman, "Big Nose" Kate Elder and Lottie Deno ("The Poker Queen") as they passed through on their way to Fort Griffin. They were known to frequent a wild west town on the west side of the Walker-Buckler River Ranch known as “The Flat". The Flat was known as one of the Wild West’s five wildest towns. The Kiowa and Comanche tribes were very active in the Fort Griffin and Walker-Buckler River Ranch areas.
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