Marker Inscription
In 1880s, capital of Panhandle area. Settled when slaughter of buffalo sent Indians to live on reservations. Terminus of Santa Fe Railway, 1887. Here immigrant trains brought colonists, who plowed old Indian range into wheat fields and civilization. Settlers banked here, saw the dentist, got supplies, lumber, mail, windmills, fencing. Was made county seat when Carson County was organized in 1888. Nearby is site of first oil well in area, drilled 1921. Also nearby, Pantex Farms of Texas Technological University, on site of World War II Ordnance Plant.
About this site
Panhandle is a historical marker in Panhandle, Carson County, dedicated in 1965. 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 35.3424, -101.3788 near Panhandle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texan Hotel (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad Depot, John F. Weatherlys Family, and Oldest Bank in the Texas Panhandle.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065003926. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
