Canyon in Randall County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Randall County

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

1. Randall County Marker

Inscription. Created 1876; named for Confederate General Horace Randall. Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Charles Goodnight, man who brought first cattle to Panhandle. Organized in 1889. County seat: Canyon, home of West Texas State University, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Palo Duro State Park, Buffalo Lake.

Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4187.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 34° 59.757′ N, 101° 55.18′ W. Marker is in Canyon, Texas, in Randall County. It is on U.S. 60 Frontage Road 0.3 miles south of Hunsley Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the west frontage road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canyon TX 79015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains,

specifically on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: T Anchor Ranch (approx. ¾ mile away); Col. John I. Gregg 1872 Battle Site (approx. ¾ mile away); Buffalo Courts (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tex Randall (approx. one mile away); Georgia O'Keeffe in Canyon (approx. 1.1 miles away); T-Anchor Ranch (approx. 1.1 miles away);

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J. Evetts Haley (approx. 1.1 miles away); First National Bank (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canyon.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

2. Randall County Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

3. Randall County Marker

Southbound on US-60 west frontage road.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.