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Randall County, Texas
Historical Markers in Canyon, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 30 Texas historical markers in Canyon, in Randall County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle, Native History, Strange But True, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1966 and 2020. 8 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Canyon stories
- The Charles Goodnight Memorial Trailplaced 1968
The highway from this museum to the Palo Duro State Park (12 miles east) approximates course used by Charles Goodnight, outstanding Texas cowman and…
- The Battle of Palo Duro Canyonplaced 1967
September 28, 1874 One of the most significant battles of 1874-75 Indian campaign; columns of troops converging from five directions harassed Indians…
- Sam Wood Cabinplaced 1966
Sam Wood cabin. Built 1887 at Hog Town (now a ghost town). Wood, an Indian Scout, Union veteran of Civil War, buffalo hunter, was father of bride in…
- Randall Countyplaced 1966
Created 1876; named for Confederate general Horace Randall. Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Charles Goodnight, man who brought…
- The Old JA Ranchplaced 1968
In 1876, veteran Texas cattleman, Charles Goodnight entered Palo Duro Canyon by way of an old Comanche Indian trail near here, to establish the first…
- Buffalo Courtsplaced 2007
A unique community venture at West Texas State Teachers College during the Great Depression produced an architectural landmark.
Canyon on the Texas history calendar
All 30 historical markers in Canyon
- Buffalo Courts2007
- City of Canyon1968
- Civil War Veterans Reunion1970
- Clyde & Grace Warwick2011
- Col. John I. Gregg 1872 Battle Site2006
- Company F, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry, 36th Division, Texas National Guard2005
- Dreamland Cemetery2008
- First National Bank1968
- Georgia O'Keeffe in Canyon2005
- J. Evetts Haley2019
- L. T. Lester Home1967
- Lucille Nance Jones2020
- Neblett Hospital and Clinic2017
- Palisades State Park Concession Building2014
- Panhandle-Plains Museum1970
- Presbyterian Church Building1990
- Randall County1966
- Sam Wood Cabin1966
- Shaw-Keiser House2007
- Site of an Early Barbed Wire Fence in the Panhandle1968
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery2007
- T Anchor Ranch2011
- Tex Randall2013
- The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon1967
- The Charles Goodnight Memorial Trail1968
- The Civilian Conservation Corps at Palo Duro Canyon State Park2009
- The Little House of Fellowship2010
- The Old JA Ranch1968
- The Sad Monkey Railroad2019
- Umbarger1967
Historical markers near Canyon
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