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Created 1876. Organized 1888. Named for Samuel Price Carson, Secretary of State, Republic of Texas. A pioneer county in oil and gas development. Panhandle, county seat, promised main lines of 3 railroads, was by-passed for Amarillo, yet became one of the 4 historic towns in Texas Panhandle.
Carson County is a historical marker in Panhandle, Carson County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Carson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.3456, -101.3811 near Panhandle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Carson County Square House Museum (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Carson County Courthouse, Carson County, and Temple Lea Houston.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065000736. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Carson County” names 2 distinct records in Carson County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Panhandle. The others:
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