Jayton, TX: PUTOFF CANYON was used by Zane Grey for the setting for his novel The Thundering Herd (1925).

Jayton: KENT COUNTY COURTHOUSE, designed by distinguished architect Wyatt Hedrick, was erected in 1957.

Jayton: KENT COUNTY STATE BANK, a landmark on the town square that dates to the early 20th century.

Jayton: A FORMER COTTON FARM west of Jayton, though still used as a residence, now grows mostly Johnson grass and mesquite.

Jayton: APPROACHING JAYTON from the north along Highway 70, the silhouette of the Double Mountain is visible to the southeast.

Jayton: PUTOFF CANYON, three miles north of Jayton. A large freshwater spring here attracted writers and artists in the early 20th century.