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T-Anchor Ranch Headquarters

Canyon, Randall County

Marker Text

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 1878, to Gunter, Summerfield and Munson. Became center of area ranching and development. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.

Marker Details

Address 4th Ave and SH 217
Location Description Located outside Panhandle Plains Museum (4th Avenue) on eastern grounds, Canyon.
Marker # 5174
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code ranches/ranching
Latitude, Longitude 34.940147, -101.955117

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