Historical Markers of Texas

143 Amarillo Missing County seat, Potter County; founded in 1887. Incorporated 1892. Named for Arroyo Amarillo, Spanish name of nearby creek. Transportation, financial, ... 14097 Amarillo Globe Dream House Amarillo This house was built in 1925 as a joint project of a real estate development firm and the local evening newspaper. The Tudor revival style red brick ...

13952 Buffalo Courts West Texas A&M University, Buffalo Courts Alumni Center A unique community venture at West Texas State Teachers College during the Great Depression produced an architectural landmark. The project began ...

16473 C. Stuart Johnston Dreamland Cemetery # K-34 Born in Belhaven, North Carolina on Dec. 31, 1900, Claud Stuart Johnston began teaching in Oklahoma after graduating from the University of North ... 15779 C.R. Burrow House southwest corner of 5th Ave and 12th St Charles Richard Burrow moved to Canyon City in 1899 to work for Eagle Hardware, and by 1919 he was able to buy the business and rename it Burrow ... 15864 Canyon Fire Department Canyon Fire Department building, marker faces 17th St south of 3rd Ave Prior to 1909, volunteers used buckets and homemade ladders to fight fires in Canyon and the surrounding area. The city addressed the need for fire ... 883 City of Canyon 1600 3rd Avenue, Canyon Site surveyed Christmas Day, 1887, by L. G. Conner, who also donated land for numerous civic improvements. Named for the colorful Palo Duro Canyon, ... 895 Civil War Veterans Reunion Located in Conner Park (19th Street and 12th Avenue), Canyon. Celebrated annually in Canyon 1900-1910, these reunions were a focal point of social life. Each summer several thousand people arrived by horseback, ... 16920 Clyde & Grace Warwick southeast corner 5th Ave and 15th St Iowa natives Grace Winkleman (1890-1973) and Clyde Warwick (1885-1957) came to Canyon City in 1908 and 1910, respectively, marrying in 1911. Clyde ... 13664 Col. John I. Gregg 1872 Battle Site northbound US 60 / US 87 frontage road, between FM 3331 (Hunsley Rd) and Country Club Rd The decade after 1865 was a time of transition for the U.S. Many citizens moved west, coming into conflict with Native American tribes living on ... 15505 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry, 36th Division, Texas National Guard 3100 Blk of SH 217 The 36th Division of the U.S. Army served with distinction in World War II. When mobilized, Company F of the Division's 142nd Infantry consisted ...

14212 Dreamland Cemetery Marker is on brick gate facing W. Cemetery Rd west of US 87 (23rd St) Originally named Canyon City Cemetery, this burial ground has served the nearby community since early in Canyon's history. In 1891, S.W. Kelley deeded ...

1602 First Baptist Church 1717 4th Avenue, Canyon. Organized Dec. 21, 1890, with seven charter members: Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Conner, a Mr. and Mrs. Ingram, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Pirtle, Mrs. F. M. Pope. ... 1750 First Methodist Church of Canyon 1818 4th Avenue, Canyon Earliest religious service in Canyon was in 1889. Leaders were the Rev. Jerome Harelson and Isaac Mills, of Panhandle District, Methodist Church, ... 1780 First National Bank 2111 4th Avenue Organized Jan. 5, 1900, by L. T. Lester, S. F. Sullenberger, and 19 others. First bank in region immediately south of Amarillo. Was vital factor ... 14757 First National Bank Building SW corner of 15th St. & 4th Ave. In 1900, two years after the Santa Fe Railway extended its tracks from Amarillo to Canyon City, rancher and banker L.T. Lester established the Stockman's ... 1890 First United Methodist Church of Happy 2300 W. Happy West Rd., formerly located at 114 N. Floyd, Happy Meetings held in early settlers' homes led to the formation of a Methodist fellowship in Happy in 1905. Services were first held in a schoolhouse ... 2048 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado on the Texas Plains Located on SH 217 4 miles east of Canyon. On April 22, 1540, Francisco Vasquez De Coronado (1510-54) set out from Culiacan (in present Sinaloa, Mexico) with an expedition of 1500 men to search ...

15364 Georgia O'Keeffe in Canyon 2501 4th Ave. Renowned artist Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin to Francis and Ida (Totto) O'Keeffe. The family moved to Virginia, ...

2547 Homesite of W. F. Heller, Pioneer Farmer located at the corner of 15th Avenue and 8th Street, Canyon Native Texan, Civil War veteran (1861-65); settled here in 1887. Was first to farm area successfully. Was elected first clerk when county organized ...

22555 J. Evetts Haley West Texas A&M University, near Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. (July 5, 1901 - October 9, 1995) A noted historian, writer and public figure in Texas during the early 20th century, J. Evetts Haley was born in ...

2983 L. T. Lester Home 310 8th Street, Canyon Built 1904; mantel pieces for 4 fireplaces, 2 marble lavatories bought in Kansas City, Mo. Site of political, social, church gatherings. Lester - ... 3105 Llano Cemetery 2900 S. Hayes, Amarillo; marker located in front of brick office in center of cemetery Land for this cemetery was given by T. B. and Hattie M. Clisbee in 1891, although a number of burials had already taken place by that time. The earliest ... 3125 Los Ciboleros (New Mexican Buffalo Hunters) SH 217 East of Canyon. For centuries Pueblo Indians of present New Mexico trekked to the plains to hunt buffalo to supplement from the Spanish in the 17th century, the ... 22809 Lucille Nance Jones SW corner Taylor Lane and Conner Drive (November 20, 1904 - December 1, 1977) Bessie Lucille Parker was born in Arkansas to Thomas M. Parker and Jessie (Lay) Parker. The family moved ...

3236 Mary E. Hudspeth House 1905 4th Avenue, Canyon Built in 1909 by Thomas P. Turk, this home was originally located at 402 Palo Duro Street. After the establishment of West Texas University in 1910, ...

18791 Neblett Hospital and Clinic near Neblett Park, northwest corner of 16th St and 6th Ave As a small community west of Amarillo, the city of Canyon worked for years to bring a hospital to its citizens. Previous bond elections to fund a ...

17928 Palisades State Park Concession Building South on Osage off of TX 1151 approximately 2 miles to Starlight Canyon gate. In the midst of the Great Depression, a group of Amarillo businessmen combined resources and purchased for donation 320 acres of Henry Clay Harding’s ... 3930 Panhandle-Plains Museum 4th Avenue & 25th Street -Canyon In 1932 the State of Texas matched $25,000 of private funds to construct the original unit. Since 1935 the museum, through Works Progress Administration ... 4114 Presbyterian Church Building 1319 5th Avenue, Canyon Constructed in 1926 for Canyon's growing Presbyterian congregation, this church building is a fine example of classical revival architecture. After ...

4186 Randall County Randall County Courthouse grounds, north side, facing 4th Avenue (SH 217). Was originally placed on the north side of Canyon facing US 87. Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created August 21, 1876 Organized July 27, 1889 Named in honor of Horace Randall 1821-1864 A distinguished ... 4187 Randall County US 60/87 (Canyon Drive) southbound, west side of the road between Hunsley Road and Hereford Highway, near golf course. Created 1876; named for Confederate general Horace Randall. Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Charles Goodnight, man who brought ... 22690 Randall County US 60 eastbound, pulloff on the south side of the road 1.7 mi. SW of Umbarger and SH 168 Created 1876; named for Confederate general Horace Randal. Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Chas. Goodnight, man who brought ... 22691 Randall County US 87 (23rd St) southbound, west side of the road between 13th Ave and Pondaseta Rd, in roadside park north of Tierra Blanca Creek Created 1876; named for Confederate general Horace Randal. Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Chas. Goodnight, man who brought ... 22692 Randall County SH 217, south side of the road 0.2 mi. east of FM 1541 (S. Washington St.). Marker reported missing Jun. 2019. Created 1876; named for Confederate general Horace Randal. Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Chas. Goodnight, man who brought ... 4189 Randall County Courthouse Randall County Courthouse, northeast corner Second for county created 1876, organized 1889. First, a frame house, was site first school in county. On its tin roof cowboys held dances. This ... 22810 Roof with Snow_Kimbrough House 2000 5th Ave. marker pending

4508 Sam Wood Cabin West Texas A&M University, inside Panhandle-Plains Museum, first floor near 1956 entrance (north side) Sam Wood cabin. Built 1887 at Hog Town (now a ghost town). Wood, an Indian Scout, Union veteran of Civil War, buffalo hunter, was father of bride ... 13993 Shaw-Keiser House 1214 5th St. Travis Shaw (1875-1946) was a local banker and civic leader who later served as secretary and business manager of West Texas State Normal College. ... 18679 Shirley House southwest corner of 5th Ave. and 20th St. in Canyon, TX 4921 Site of an Early Barbed Wire Fence in the Panhandle Eastern edge of Canyon on SH 217 about one mile from Courthouse In the latter 1880s, when fencing was needed in the treeless Texas Panhandle, the solution proved to be barbed wire. Joseph F. Glidden of Illinois ... 4760 Site of Conner Dugout Corner 9th Avenue & 16th Street -Canyon First home in Canyon, a half-dugout, with windows at ground level. Built on survey located Christmas Day, 1887, by L. G. Conner. Location of Canyon's ... 4852 Site of Old Happy from Happy, travel north of US 87 about 1 mile, marker is attached to windmill o the west side of the highway at the Randall/Swisher County line The Hugh Currie family home, "Happy Hollow" (built 1891, near this site), was for many years only house on Amarillo-Tulia freight and stage lines. ... 4910 Site of Wagon Yard 1705 5th Avenue, Canyon Ranchman's headquarters in town; slept in bedroll in his wagon or in room above the office. Cooked over campfire in yard. Overnight charges: .10 ... 4954 Smith Building (Palace Hotel) 420 15th Street, Canyon J. Frank Smith constructed this commercial building in 1906, the year Canyon was incorporated as a town. Elected to the first city board of alderman, ... 14018 St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery 6 mi E at 2180 SH 217 German Americans from near Wisner, Nebraska, including Gustav Leseberg, Henry Meyer, and brothers John E., G. Henry and Ernest F. Albers, settled ...

16921 T Anchor Ranch northbound US 60 / US 87 frontage road, between FM 3331 (Hunsley Rd) and Country Club Rd In fall 1877, Leigh and Walter Dyer and Samuel Coleman drove about 400 cattle to Spring Draw and built a two-room log cabin. The firm of Gunter, ... 5174 T-Anchor Ranch Headquarters Located outside Panhandle Plains Museum (4th Avenue) on eastern grounds, Canyon. Built by Leigh R. Dyer, 1877, of logs cut from Palo Duro Canyon. Oldest surviving house in Texas Panhandle. Dyer did first Panhandle farming. Sold ... 5214 Tecovas Springs N/A Located 6 miles northwest of this marker. Favorite campsite of prehistoric Indians, and of later traders, military parties and hunters, and from ... 17522 Tex Randall 1404 W Highway US 60 The 47-foot, seven-ton cowboy statue, known as Tex Randall, is considered a Texas icon. Designer and builder Harry Wheeler created the cowboy in ... 5290 The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon from Canyon, travel on SH 217 east to entrance of Palo Duro Canyon State Park, continue through gate on Park Road 5, marker is at the end of the road, about 5 miles. Near Mesquite Camp Area and Youth Camp. September 28, 1874 One of the most significant battles of 1874-75 Indian campaign; columns of troops converging from five directions harassed Indians ... 10 The Canyon News On Canyon News Building, 414 15th Street, Canyon First city newspaper, the"Echo," was printed 1889. The "Stayer" (1896), later renamed "Randall County News," was predecessor of the "News." Clyde ... 5302 The Charles Goodnight Memorial Trail In front of Panhandle-Plains Museum, East 4th Avenue, Canyon The highway from this museum to the Palo Duro State Park (12 miles east) approximates course used by Charles Goodnight, outstanding Texas cowman ... 16005 The Civilian Conservation Corps at Palo Duro Canyon State Park Palo Duro Canyon State Park, El Coronado Lodge Visitor Center The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal program developed under the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide jobs ... 16500 The Little House of Fellowship 308 17th Street Canyon City Episcopalians began holding worship services in 1910. By 1928, plans were drawn for construction of a student center to meet the needs ... 5388 The Old JA Ranch from Canyon, travel on SH 217, about 14 miles to Palo Duro Canyon State Park; marker is located just past entrance gate in park on right side of road In 1876, veteran Texas cattleman, Charles Goodnight entered Palo Duro Canyon by way of an old Comanche Indian trail near here, to establish the first ... 22479 The Sad Monkey Railroad Neblett Park. Marker faces 6th Ave. near NW corner of 16th St. and 6th Ave. Located in Palo Duro Canyon State Park, the Sad Monkey Railroad served as a tourist attraction for the many travelers to the park for more than ... 24170 The Slemp-Cash House marker pending marker pending

5591 Umbarger US 60 at Buffalo Lake Road, west of Canyon. Umbarger In 1895, Civil War Veteran and farmer S.G. Umbarger established a wagon yard and sheds for travelers passing through this area. The area ...