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

T Anchor Ranch

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

1. T Anchor Ranch Marker

Inscription. In fall 1877, Leigh and Walter Dyer and Samuel Coleman drove about 400 cattle to Spring Draw and built a two-room log cabin. The firm of Gunter, Munson & Summerfield bought their claim, and in 1880-81, cowboys built line camps and corrals and fenced 240,000 acres -- the area’s first use of barbed wire. In 1882, sixteen cowboys and 125 horses herded more than 10,600 cattle in the largest drive on record. The T Anchor weathered a cowboy strike (1883), drought (1885) and blizzard (1886). British-based Cedar Valley Land and Cattle Co. bought the ranch in 1885. When Randall County organized in 1889, six of the first officers were T Anchor employees. Foreman Lee John Hutson operated remaining lands until 1902, when the land was divided into smaller ranches and farms.

175 years of Texas Independence * 1836-2011

Erected 2011 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 16921.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 35° 0.393′ N, 101° 55.113′ W. Marker is in Canyon, Texas, in Randall County. It is on U.S. 60 Frontage Road half a mile north of Hunsley Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the east frontage

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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: Col. John I. Gregg 1872 Battle Site (here, next to this marker); Randall County (approx. ¾ mile away); Buffalo Courts (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tex Randall (approx. 1.6 miles away); Georgia O'Keeffe in Canyon (approx. 1.8 miles away); T-Anchor Ranch (approx. 1.8 miles away); J. Evetts Haley (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Charles Goodnight Memorial Trail (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canyon.

Another marker is no longer nearby. J. Evetts Haley (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).

T Anchor Ranch Marker <i>on right</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

2. T Anchor Ranch Marker on right

Col. John I. Gregg 1872 Battle Site Marker is on the left.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 18, 2015

3. T Anchor Ranch Marker

Northbound on US-60 east 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 1,280 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.