Created 1876. Name honors several Texas pioneers named Armstrong. Ranching became the chief industry when huge JA Ranch was established here in 1876.
Farming was introduced after the railroad came through, 1887. County was organized in 1890. . . . — — Map (db m96833) HM
First ranch in the Texas panhandle
Established in 1876 by
Charles Goodnight
1836- 1929
Noted scout, Indian fighter, trail blazer
and rancher
The Burbank of the range — — Map (db m49328) HM
William Miles Dye was born in Kentucky in 1864 and moved to Texas with his parents in 1870. He settled in this area in 1891, one year after the organization of Armstrong County. By hauling rock from Palo Duro Canyon, Dye helped in the construction . . . — — Map (db m100511) HM
Charles Howard Roan was born August 13, 1923 in Claude, Texas. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on December 12, 1942. He was killed in action on September 18, 1944 on Peleliu Island, Palau while serving with the Second . . . — — Map (db m287523) HM
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