Pampa in Gray County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Pampa

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012

1. Pampa Marker

Inscription. In 1888 a telegraph station on the Southern Kansas Railroad developed here, and was named Glasgow. Renamed Sutton a year later, a post office was established in 1892 and the town was named Pampa by George Tyng (d. 1906), manager of the White Deer Land Company. Surveyor A. H. Doucette (1884-1964) laid out the town in 1902. The first school opened in 1903 and the first church was organized in 1906. J. N. Duncan (1858-1941) became Pampa's first mayor in 1912. Following a 1920s oil boom, the county seat was moved here from Lefors in 1928.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3922.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 35° 32.119′ N, 100° 57.774′ W. Marker is in Pampa, Texas, in Gray County. It is at the intersection of West Foster Avenue and North Russell Street, on the right when traveling west on West Foster Avenue. Marker is on the south lawn of City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 West Foster Avenue, Pampa TX 79065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pampa City Hall (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Combs-Worley Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First National Bank in Pampa (about 500 feet away); Gray County Courthouse (about 500 feet away); Oil Discovery in Gray County (about 500 feet away); White Deer Land Building (about 500 feet away); Vittorio Emanuel von Brunow, M. D. (about 500 feet away); Quanah Parker Trail (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pampa.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 2, 2012

2. Pampa Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 964 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.