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42 6666 Dixon Creek Ranch from Panhandle, take SH 207 about 14 miles, north to roadside marker Takes name from creek where noted buffalo hunter and scout Billy Dixon established first dugout home on High Plains, 1874. Ranch founded, 1882, by ...

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228 Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad Depot 1 South Main Street, in front of city hall, Panhandle. The 1920s oil boom brought increased business to this railroad town,and a new depot was built here in 1928. The structure exhibits elements of the ...

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632 Callaghan Memorial Library Fourth and Main Streets, on library grounds, Panhandle. Named in honor of renowned pioneer family of Asbery A. Callaghan. Erected 1970 through bequest of local businessman H.J. "Friday" Hughes (1901-1968), ... 736 Carson County Main and Fifth Street, on courthouse grounds, Panhandle Created 1876. Organized 1888. Named for Samuel Price Carson, Secretary of State, Republic of Texas. A pioneer county in oil and gas development. ... 737 Carson County 4th and Main Street, on library grounds, Panhandle Formed from Young and Bexar territories; created August 21, 1876, organized June 29, 1888. Named in honor of Samuel P. Carson 1798-1840, statesman ... 1045 Conway Community Church 405 Elsie Street, Panhandle (RTHL designation removed when church was relocated to present site--marker displayed inside building) Union church built 1912 by popular subscription. Only country church in this area in continuous use for more than 50 years. Serves great-grandchildren ... 1046 Conway Community Church 405 Elsie, SH 207, Panhandle. Residents of Conway, established 9 miles south of here in 1905, attended non-denominational services in a relocated schoolhouse until this union ...

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1264 Dr. Charles L. Fields On Groom Community Center, corner of Broadway and First, Groom. (1858-1941) Prominent pioneer dentist and farmer. As a boy, cut wood to support mother widowed in Civil War. Worked as carpenter for money to attend ...

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14176 Farm & Ranch Building Panhandle Gift of Olive Pendleton Finch and Orville Henry Finch (born Jan. 28, 1880; son of John A. Finch, nephew of Lue Finch), banker, rancher, Christian ... 1595 Finch-Lord-Nelson and the Founding of Panhandle City 5th and Elsie Streets, SH 207, in Square House Museum Compound, Panhandle. Cattle firm that had brought first Herefords to region-- Lue Finch, W. H. Lord, O. H. Nelson-- in 1887 promoted Panhandle City, as railroad line ... 14874 First Baptist Church of Panhandle NW corner Main and W. 7th streets. Marker faces Main St. First Baptist Church has served residents of Panhandle (originally Carson City later Panhandle City) since the late 1800s. In 1897, a group of Baptist ... 16709 First Baptist Church of White Deer NW Corner of South Main Street (FM 294) and 5th Street FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WHITE DEER BAPTISTS IN WHITE DEER FIRST MET IN THE PRESBYTERIANS’ HOUSE OF WORSHIP, MEETING TWICE A MONTH AND SHARING A UNION ... 1814 First Presbyterian Church 412 Doucette St., White Deer First church building in White Deer. Dedicated July 4, 1909. Financed mainly through gifts from pioneer members' home churches; and donations by ... 1825 First Presbyterian Church 412 Doucette St. First church building in White Deer. Dedicated July 4, 1909. Financed mainly through gifts from pioneer members' home churches, and donations by ... 1860 First Rotary Drilling Rig Used in Texas Panhandle From Panhandle, 18.3 mi. N to marker, E side of the road, 5 mi. N of Four Sixes Rd. In October 1923, W. T. Willis, J. E. Trigg, and H. D. Lewis, partners in one of Texas' largest drilling firms, broke ground at the S. B. Burnett ... 1878 First Tree Texas High Plains From Panhandle, 5.7 mi. SW on US 60, S side of eastbound lanes, 0.5 mi. W of CR J Set front dugout home by Thomas Cree, 1888. Good luck symbol of settlers through drouth, blizzard and heat. Cree's bois d'arc tree died in the 1970s. ...

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886 Groom 203 Broadway, on City Hall grounds, Groom Founded 1902 by W. S. Wilkerson, local landowner, when Rock Island Railroad built west; named for Col. B. B. Groom, 1880s agent of Franklyn Land ... 2304 Gulf Burnett No. 2 (Carson County Oil Discovery Well) From Panhandle, 18.3 mi. N to marker, E side of the road, 5 mi. N of Four Sixes Rd. (1 mile southeast) The Panhandle's first oil well, Gulf Burnett No. 2, was struck by the Gulf Production Company on May 2, 1921, on the 6666 Ranch ...

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2577 Hotel at White Deer 400 Main Street, White Deer The White Deer Land Company, a trustee for court-ordered land sales in this area, established the White Deer Demonstration Farm in the 1890s. About ...

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2704 Jackson General Store Main Street and Hwy. 60 intersection, White Deer This commercial structure was built at the original townsite of White Deer (0.5 mi. E). It was moved here in 1908, when the present townsite was ... 2765 John A. Holmes 6th Street about 12 blocks east of Main Street, Panhandle Cemetery, Panhandle (1886-1929) Born in Mississippi; received law degree from University of Texas. Became county attorney of Roberts County. Elected district attorney ...

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3043 Last Great Panhandle Cattle Drive to Montana 5th and Elsie Street, SH 207, Square House Museum, Panhandle. Each spring and summer after 1880, many Texas herds went up the trail to Northern states for fattening. For the cowboys, trail drives meant hard ... 3044 Last Great Panhandle Cattle Drive to Montana US 60, E. City Limits, White Deer Each Spring and Summer after 1880, many Texas herds went up the trail to Northern states for fattening. For the cowboys, trail drives meant hard ... 18951 Liberty Cemetery CR 7, S side, 0.5 mi. W of FM 2373, 12 mi. W of Panhandle Established 1907. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2016.

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3352 Methodism in Panhandle 600 Main Street, Panhandle The town of Panhandle became an important stronghold for Methodism in this part of Texas in the late 19th century. The county's first congregation ...

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14348 N-Bar-N Ranch House formerly located at 2646 County Road 17, relocated late 1990s to FM 294; MARKER REPORTED MISSING 5/2011

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3714 Old County Bookmobile, First "Inside Service" Bookmobile in Texas 5th and Elsie Street (fronting Elsie), SH 207, at Square House Museum, Panhandle In use 1938-1957. Based at the county library on this site. A bright red, visible for miles, this first bookmobile in Texas was called "The Library ... 3839 Oldest Bank in the Texas Panhandle 3rd Street and Euclid Street intersection, Panhandle Second commercial bank opened in the Panhandle of Texas. Oldest in continuous service. Founded by James Christopher Paul, pupil of Sam Houston's ...

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3926 Panhandle 117 South Main, Panhandle (in front of Police Station) In 1880s, capital of Panhandle area. Settled when slaughter of buffalo sent Indians to live on reservations. Terminus of Santa Fe Railway, 1887. ... 3927 Panhandle Cemetery Panhandle Cemetery. Marker is at memorial chapel on Providence Ave., 500 feet NW of main entrance on E. 6th St., 0.2 mi. NE of Chester Rd. The oldest documented graves in this cemetery date to 1889, three years after the founding of Carson City (later renamed Panhandle), the first town ... 3928 Panhandle Herald 319 Main Street, Panhandle Published since 1887. Oldest newspaper in the Texas Panhandle, second oldest business in the area. Founded by H.H. Brookes. Principal owner 1926-58, ... 4028 Pioneer Dugout 5th and Elsie Street, SH 207, at Square House Museum, Panhandle In the 1874-1888 era the High Plains (a sea of grass) had no native timber, stone, or adobe building materials. Homes were dugouts, or, if settlers' ... 4064 Polish Settlers of White Deer FM 294 N (North Main Street), on grounds of Catholic Church, White Deer (2 blocks north of intersection with Highway 60) In 1854, 100 Polish families (800 persons) came to America in one small sailing ship--a voyage of 9 weeks. None spoke English. From Galveston they ... 20 Purvines Ranch Home Square House Museum, SH 207, 5th and Elsie Street, Panhandle. Built 1906-08 in land of lumber scarcity by Carroll and Kate Purvines, (from Illinois) of cement blocks they made by hand, using local sand. Recorded ...

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17585 Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery White Deer Surrounded by an iron picket fence with a brick entry, the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery is a reminder of those who have come before us. The White ... 5101 State National Bank 114 Main Street, Groom Founded in 1904 as a private bank by John Walter Knorpp (1867-1952), member of an established banking family of Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas, ...

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5220 Temple Lea Houston (August 12, 1860-August 15, 1905) 5th and Elsie Street, SH 207, at Square House Museum, Panhandle (August 12, 1860 - August 15, 1905) Born in the Texas Governor's Mansion, the eighth and last child of Sam Houston (1793-1863) and his wife Margaret; ... 3929 Terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad_Panhandle, Texas US 60, westbound lanes, N side of the road 0.1 mi. W of E. 3rd St., SE part of Panhandle Originally "Carson City", town name was changed 1887 when this site appeared to be the future metropolis of the Panhandle: it was to be at the junction ... 12767 Texan Hotel 117 E. Broadway Texan Hotel During the height of Carson County's oil boom in the 1920s, the major oil field supply houses headquartered in Panhandle, and lodging ... 2780 Texas Panhandle Pioneers - John F. Weatherlys Family 5th and Elsie Street, SH 207, Square House Museum, Panhandle Among first landowners in area. In 1898 started ranch 25 miles to the north. Ran country store, post office, phone exchange. Moved 1915 to Panhandle. ... 4702 Texas Panhandle Pioneers - The Simms Brothers 5th and Elsie Street, SH 207, Square House Museum, Panhandle Permanent citizens, forgers of local civilization. Walter Franklin (1869-1963), George Leonard (born 1875) and Dormer D. Simms (born 1884) moved ... 38 The 33rd Anniversary National Convention From Panhandle, 5.7 mi. SW on US 60, S side of eastbound lanes, 0.5 mi. W of CR J The 33rd Anniversary National Convention, Men's Garden Clubs of America, meeting at Amarillo, June 14-17, 1965, formally recognized and paid tribute ... 5023 The Square House 5th and Elsie Streets, SH 207, Square House Museum, Panhandle The Niedringhaus brothers of St. Louis sent lumber by ox-cart from Dodge City and built this square house on their "N Bar N" Ranch here in Carson ... 5467 Thomas Cree Homesite From Panhandle, 5.7 mi. SW on US 60, S side of eastbound lanes, 0.5 mi. W of CR J After serving as a teamster in the Civil War (1861-65), Thadium (Thomas) B. Cree worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1888 he and his wife came ...

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14735 Wheatherlys, John F. Panhandle 5781 White Deer at base of White Deer Statue on Main Street, downtown White Deer Name taken from nearby creek, so called by an Indian legend of White Deer feeding there. Site of county's first water well, drilled at N Bar N Ranch, ... 16365 White Deer Cemetery White Deer Cemetery, NE corner CR Y and CR 16, near gazebo In 1916, Mrs. Beulah V. Tillman, a “femme sole,” purchased 155 of the 160 acres that made up Block 7 of Survey 26 of the International and Great ... 17221 White Deer Sacred Heart Catholic Church The marker will be placed on a stone column to match the marker already on the church grounds for the Polish Settlers. WHITE DEER SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN 1909, HENRY CZERNER AND BEN URBANCZYK, BOTH ORIGINALLY FROM THE POLISH COLONY OF PANNA MARIA, TEXAS, CAME ... 16355 White Deer United Methodist Church 101 W. Eighth A Methodist Church was first formed in White Deer in 1911. The Rev. W.B. McKeown, who worked to form several panhandle Methodist congregations, organized ...