The town of Clarendon began with an effort led by the Rev. Lewis H. Carhart as he strived to create a colony based on Christianity, temperance and education. To promote the settlement, he created The Clarendon News, publishing the first . . . — — Map (db m100419) HM
Pioneer area settler Henry S. Boydstun (1858-1942), a native of Illinois, moved his family to this area in 1890. That year, his infant son, Eddie, died and was buried in the southwest corner of the family farm. In 1898, Boydstun deeded two acres at . . . — — Map (db m100418) HM
Oldest church continuously in use (in earliest Episcopal parish) in the Texas Panhandle. The first services were held by the Rev. Mr. Townsend of Dallas Diocese in the J. B. McClelland Ranch house, Nov. 1877. On site given 1891 by Isaac W. Carhart, . . . — — Map (db m100427) HM
In this first cemetery of Donley County, sixteen rods west lie the first dead of Old Clarendon. Here white civilization sank its roots in sadness and from the graves in this sacred acre strong pioneer spirits turned to face the future with greater . . . — — Map (db m151697) HM
On April 2, 1898, the first college in the Texas Panhandle,
Clarendon College and University Training School
(Clarendon College), was organized by the Methodist Church
Conference. The college's doors opened in the town of
Clarendon on . . . — — Map (db m151615) HM
Formed from Young and Bexar
territories
Created Organized
August 21, 1876 March 22, 1882
Named in honor of
Stockton P. Donley
1821 – 1871
a Confederate officer
elected to the Texas Supreme
Bench in 1866 . . . — — Map (db m96829) HM
Designed by the architectural firm of Bulger and Rapp, and built by Troutman Brothers Contractors, both of Trinidad, Colorado, this distinctive public building opened in November 1891. The original Romanesque Revival design included prominent . . . — — Map (db m96676) HM
When the Rev. Lewis H. Carhart, a Methodist minister, founded Clarendon, he envisioned it as a religious and educational center. The town was established in 1878 near the junction of Carroll Creek and the Salt Fork of the Red River, six miles north . . . — — Map (db m100426) HM
For more than a century, this site has been the location of a funeral home, a vital community business serving a widespread area of the Panhandle. Kentucky native Pleasant Andrew Buntin (1849-1941) brought his family to Texas in 1879, settling . . . — — Map (db m96828) HM
Outstanding peace officer. Sheriff of Donley County, Nov. 1905 to Jan. 1, 1916 - era when large ranches were being subdivided into farms. Born in Sulphur Springs. Was a Methodist. Married Allie Graves. Had a son and daughter. Died in Clarendon. . . . — — Map (db m170332) HM
Settlement of this area of Donley County began in the late 19th century, before the town of Jericho was founded as a station on the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf rail line about 1902. Early community burials took place in the pasture near this . . . — — Map (db m100417) HM
Quanah Parker & Charles Goodnight shared mutual respect, reflected in letters at Saints' Roost Museum.
Arrow Sculptor: Charles A Smith — — Map (db m152657) HM
There are two markers on a single post
Local merchants J. G. and F. D. Martin built this house in 1904. Rancher James M. Calhoun owned the property from 1910 to 1914 and cattleman Robert H. Muir from 1914 to 1926. Muir sold the residence . . . — — Map (db m100428) HM
The community of Clarendon was established in 1878 as a Protestant community by Methodist Minister Lewis Henry Carhart. The construction of the Fort Worth-Denver railway in the Panhandle in 1887, and the selection of Clarendon as a division point on . . . — — Map (db m100430) HM
Following the relocation of Clarendon along the railroad in 1887, the African American population began to grow. By the 1890s, African Americans were searching for their own place of worship in the growing community. For a time, they gathered in . . . — — Map (db m151616) HM
County named for Texas Confederate Stockton P. Donley 1821 - 1871 Came to Texas from Kentucky 1846. Dist. Attorney 1853. Enlisted private 7th Tex. Infantry 1861, made Lieutenant. Captured with regiment after bitter fight at Seige Fort Donelson Tenn. . . . — — Map (db m96827) HM
A road older than recorded history; carved out in centuries of wintertime travel to the south, spring migration to the north, by millions of bison and by Indians who lived by hunting these large animals. Important in era of Texas Panhandle . . . — — Map (db m169815) HM
Historically significant for its associations with rancher Alfred Rowe and the now-extinct community of Rowe, this burial ground is a reflection of early area farming and ranching efforts and the harshness of pioneer life as permanent settlement . . . — — Map (db m151619) HM
Route 66, known as "The Main Street of America", "The Mother Road" and "The Will
Rogers Highway" served as the lifeline for the World War II effort and thousands
of families that fled to escape "The Dust Bowl Era". Passage along Route 66 . . . — — Map (db m163912) HM
"Between Shamrock and Amarillo, Route 66 crossed cattle country where four wire
gates blocked auto traffic in the 1920's.
Travelers had to stop, open each gate, pass
through, and close the gate behind them."
(From "Along Route 66", by Quinta . . . — — Map (db m163940) HM
US 66 snakes its way through 2448 miles of the American Midwest and southwest along its journey it crosses many territories of varying scenic terrains. Including in these territories are the lands of many Native American nations. . . . — — Map (db m163938) HM
Completed by 1938, runs a distance of 2448 miles across three time zones, and
through eight states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico,
Arizona and California. The original intent was that the alignment would connect
the . . . — — Map (db m163911) HM
For westbound travelers crossing into Texas, Route
66 provided the first glimpses of changes in the
landscape and architecture. Buildings of the
Southwest featured Adobe, Art Deco, and Mission
styles amid landscapes of prairie and . . . — — Map (db m163923) HM
The new Route 66 grew quickly in use and legend and
was named "Main Street USA" and "The Mother Road" by
travelers who required services never before known.
Blacksmith shops became garages, sidewalk gas pumps
grew to service stations. Hotel . . . — — Map (db m163939) HM
Route 66 was conceived in the mid 1920's by Oklahoma Highway Commissioner Cyrus
Stevens Acery and the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. The vision was of an all-weather
paved highway stretching from densely populated Chicago and the Midwest to
the . . . — — Map (db m163910) HM
The first legendary event to take place along Route 66 was in 1923 when sports
promoter C.C Pyle and the US Highway 66 Association promoted a transcontinental
footrace that later became known as the Bunion Derby. The race started in . . . — — Map (db m163930) HM
Route 66 was finished just as the first wave of new
cars came off the post war assembly lines. For many
Americans, it symbolized an unparalleled freedom
and mobility for every individual who could own and
operate an automobile. Route 66 . . . — — Map (db m163925) HM
Poor agricultural practices and sustained drought
throughout the Southern Plains during the 1930's
left the land barren of growing crops. Strong winds
whipped across the empty fields creating huge black
clouds of dust traveling across . . . — — Map (db m163918) HM
Route 66 was pieced together from rural dirt roads,
farm-to-market roads, and by connecting U.S. highways
25, 31, 52, 60, 62 and 150. The name was assigned on
November 11, 1926 when state politicians discovered,
after a heated debate, that the . . . — — Map (db m163921) HM
Route 66 was the first paved road to link the Midwest to the Pacific Coast. Prior
to its construction in 1926, there had been no roadway on which anyone in a motor
vehicle could easily travel cross-country. Route 66 represents the . . . — — Map (db m163917) HM
Route 66 was a major lifeline in the single largest wartime manpower mobilization
effort in US history. Route 66 provided the rapid transportation of raw materials
from the Southwest to the manufacturing facilities of the Midwest and Northeast. . . . — — Map (db m163935) HM
1900's 1903 - W.C. Rogers becomes last elected Cherokee Chief
1910's 1916 - Legislation for public transports
1920's 1926 - US highway 66, first highway to link the Midwest and Pacific Coast is born
1930's 1938 - Route 66 completely . . . — — Map (db m163949) HM
