Historical MarkerPioneer Dugout
Panhandle · Carson County · Dedicated 1967 · THC Atlas #5065004028
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
In the 1874-1888 era the High Plains (a sea of grass) had no native timber, stone, or adobe building materials. Homes were dugouts, or, if settlers' wagons went some 300 miles for lumber, half-dugouts. Dugouts were warm in winter, cool in summer. Some were carpeted and cloth-lined. Some had an extra room, for the schoolteacher or other guests. The cooking and heating stoves burned buffalo chips, cow chips. This exact replica of a Carson County half-dugout was donated by Opal Purvines to honor her parents, the John F. Weatherlys, and other pioneer families.
About this site
Pioneer Dugout is a historical marker in Panhandle, Carson County, dedicated in 1967. 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 35.3462, -101.3802 near Panhandle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas Panhandle Pioneers - The Simms Brothers (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old County Bookmobile, Purvines Ranch Home, and Temple Lea Houston.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065004028. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
