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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27WT_clyde-grace-warwick_Canyon-TX.html
Iowa natives Grace Winkleman (1890-1973) and Clyde Warwick (1885-1957) came to Canyon City in 1908 and 1910, respectively, marrying in 1911. Clyde was editor of The Canyon News for 45 years, receiving state and national awards. He was also a state…
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May 27, 1978 On this day, water from the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River rose to the level indicated by the red line at this location. For more information, contact: National Weather Service Amarillo, TX www.srh.noaa.gov.ama Arkan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PYT_the-old-ja-ranch_Canyon-TX.html
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 ranch in this area. In 1877, Goodnight in partnership with Englishman John Adair moved farther …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PYS_the-civilian-conservation-corps-at-palo-duro-canyon-state-park_Canyon-TX.html
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal program developed under the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide jobs to the unemployed during the great depression of the 1930s. The program was initially designed to em…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PYR_the-battle-of-palo-duro-canyon_Canyon-TX.html
One of the most significant battles of 1874-75 Indian campaign; columns of troops converging from five directions harassed Indians on the Panhandle Plains for over six months. The 4th Cavalry under Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie, moving north from For…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PYE_randall-county_Canyon-TX.html
Created 1876; named for Confederate General Horace Randall. Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Charles Goodnight, man who brought first cattle to Panhandle. Organized in 1889. County seat: Canyon, home of West Texas State Univer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PYD_col-john-i-gregg-1872-battle-site_Canyon-TX.html
The decade after 1865 was a time of transition for the U.S. Many citizens moved west, coming into conflict with Native American tribes living on the Great Plains. Settlers demanded the U.S. Army provide their protection. The Army responded by cond…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PYC_t-anchor-ranch_Canyon-TX.html
In fall 1877, Leigh and Walter Dyer and Samuel Coleman drove about 400 cattle to Spring Draw and built a two-room log cabin. The firm of Gunter, Munson & Summerfield bought their claim, and in 1880-81, cowboys built line camps and corrals and fenc…
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German Americans from near Wisner, Nebraska, including Gustav Leseberg, Henry Meyer, and brothers John E., G. Henry and Ernest F. Albers, settled here in the 1900s. They were later joined by immigrants from around Bremen, Germany, and by 1909 the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PXU_the-charles-goodnight-memorial-trail_Canyon-TX.html
The highway from this museum to the Palo Duro State Park (12 miles east) approximates course used by Charles Goodnight, outstanding Texas cowman and trail blazer, when he trailed 1600 cattle from Colorado to found first ranch on the staked plains …
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