Canyon in Randall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
C. Stuart Johnston
Photographed By Allen Lowrey, May 17, 2020
1. C. Stuart Johnston Marker
Born in Belhaven, North Carolina on Dec. 31, 1900, Claud Stuart Johnston began teaching in Oklahoma after graduating from the University of North Carolina. Field work for the University of Oklahoma prepared Johnston for the Earth Science Department chair at West Texas State Teachers College, where from 1934-39, he also taught courses, secured federal relief program funding for projects, and supervised programs with his wife, Margaret (Counts). Materials they collected formed the core of the Paleontology Collection at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Johnston returned to Oklahoma to finish a doctoral degree, but puzzlingly left for Boston, Massachusetts, where he died weeks later on July 24, 1939. (2010)
Marker is property of the State of Texas.
Erected 2010 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16473.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Education.
Location. 34° 56.496′ N, 101° 55.343′ W. Marker is in Canyon, Texas, in Randall County. Marker can be reached from West Cemetery Road west of 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east. Inside Dreamland Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dreamland Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Randall County (approx. 1.4 miles away); W. F. Heller, Pioneer Farmer (approx. 2.1 miles away); Civil War Veterans Reunions (approx. 2.1 miles away); Randall County World War II Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of Conner Dugout (approx. 2.3 miles away); Neblett Hospital and Clinic (approx. 2˝ miles away); The Sad Monkey Railroad (approx. 2˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canyon.
Photographed By Allen Lowrey, May 17, 2020
2. C. Stuart Johnston Marker
Photographed By Allen Lowrey, May 17, 2020
3. C. Stuart Johnston Marker
Photographed By Allen Lowrey, May 17, 2020
4. C. Stuart Johnston Marker
5. Margaret and C. Stuart Johnston
Margaret and C. Stuart Johnston excavating Scott's Horse in Briscoe County near Tule Canyon. Scott's Horse is on display at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 18, 2020, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. 5. submitted on May 18, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
