{"product_id":"lubbock-texas-holiday-ornament-prairie-dog-town","title":"Lubbock Texas Holiday Ornament - Prairie Dog Town","description":"\u003c!--\nLubbock, Texas Holiday Ornament — Four Prairie Dogs and a Fence, 1935\nLubbock TX ornament | lubbock-texas-holiday-ornament-prairie-dog-town | Version: R4.3SP | 2026-09-13\nKeywords: 1 | Tags: 4 | Volume-tier ordered\nContent audit: PASS\n--\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;background:#A8D5F0;color:#0B0B0B;border:1px solid #000000;padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eOther Town Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrairie Dog Town.\u003c\/strong\u003e He is standing at the door of his house with his hands folded, watching you. There are a few hundred more of him behind that mound, and they have all noticed you too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1935, Kennedy Burns and his wife Lucille put four prairie dogs in a fenced enclosure in Lubbock's Mackenzie Park. The animals were being poisoned across the plains at the time - ranchers considered them vermin, and the great colonies that once stretched for miles were disappearing fast. The Burnses thought somebody ought to keep some. Prairie Dog Town is still there, still free to visit, and the descendants of those four are still standing at their burrows watching tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe black-tailed prairie dog is a keystone species: its burrows shelter burrowing owls and rattlesnakes, its grazing shapes the grassland, and its disappearance takes a great deal else with it. A small municipal park on the Llano Estacado turns out to have been an early act of conservation, undertaken mostly because two people found them worth keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the warm fur tones and the red scarf stay bright on a lit tree. The faceted edge catches light from any angle. Arrives boxed - your choice of white or gold gift box at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Texas Tech family, the West Texas kid, anyone who has stood at that fence trying to count them. Merlin Classics profits support hunger relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:16px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament\u003c\/strong\u003e · faceted gem-cut edge · white-backed print for crisp contrast · red ribbon hanger · your choice of white or gold gift box, included · free U.S. shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 0 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/lubbock-tx-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;background:#F0EAD6;color:#0B0B0B;border:1px solid #000000;padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eMore Lubbock TX Items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBelow are excerpts from our Lubbock history page. The Lubbock town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"prairie dog ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"prairie dog ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"lubbock holiday ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"town ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"merlin classics\"\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is there a prairie dog ornament featuring the prairie dog town?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. This 3-inch faceted crystal ornament carries original prairie dog town art for Lubbock, Texas, white-backed and boxed in white or gold.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What size is the ornament and how is it made?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is a 3-inch (76 mm) round in solid crystal glass with a faceted gem-cut edge; the art is printed on a white-backed face and it hangs from a red ribbon.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Does it come gift-boxed?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. 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