Marker Inscription
In 1932 the State of Texas matched $25,000 of private funds to construct the original unit. Since 1935 the museum, through Works Progress Administration projects, has increased its archeological and paleontological materials beyond the facilities of the building. An allocation of $25,000 was used to construct and equip a basement addition designed by Rittenberry and Carder, Architects, to provide ten thousand square feet of additional floor space. The museum is located on the campus of the West Texas State College and is operated by the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society.
About this site
Panhandle-Plains Museum is a historical marker in Canyon, Randall County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 38 historical markers documented in Randall County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.9815, -101.9174 near Canyon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Goodnight, The Charles Memorial Trail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sam Wood Cabin, West Texas A&M University, and Georgia O'Keeffe in Canyon.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5381003930. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
