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Panhandle in Carson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Purvines Ranch Home

 
 
Purvines Ranch Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen Lowrey, July 15, 2023
1. Purvines Ranch Home Marker
Inscription. 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 Texas Historic Landmark - 1964

 
Erected 1964 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 20.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 35° 20.765′ N, 101° 22.808′ W. Marker is in Panhandle, Texas, in Carson County. Marker can be reached from Elsie. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 Elsie, Panhandle TX 79068, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Square House (here, next to this marker); Texas Panhandle Pioneers: The Simms Brothers (here, next to this marker); Pioneer Dugout (a few steps from this marker); Eclipse Windmill Patented 1867 (a few steps from this marker); Temple Lea Houston (within shouting distance of this marker); Finch-Lord-Nelson and the Founding of Panhandle City (within shouting distance of this marker); Farm and Ranch Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Last Great Panhandle Cattle Drive to Montana (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Panhandle.
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More about this marker. The THC marker was originally mounted on the Square House Museum building and then later moved inside the museum.
 
Purvines Ranch Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen Lowrey, July 15, 2023
2. Purvines Ranch Home Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2023, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2023, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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