Randall County
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Created 1876; named for Confederate general Horace Randal. Settled 1877 by rancher Leigh Dyer, brother-in-law of Chas. Goodnight, man who brought first cattle to Panhandle. Organized in 1889. County seat: Canyon. Home of West Texas State University, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Palo Duro State Park, Buffalo Lake.
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City of Canyon
Canyon, TX
Site surveyed Christmas Day, 1887, by L. G. Conner, who also donated land for numerous civic improvements.
Randall County
Canyon, TX
Created 1876; named for Confederate general Horace Randall.
Sam Wood Cabin
Canyon, TX
Sam Wood cabin. Built 1887 at Hog Town (now a ghost town).
The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon, TX
September 28, 1874 One of the most significant battles of 1874-75 Indian campaign; columns of troops converging from five directions...
The Charles Goodnight Memorial Trail
Canyon, TX
The highway from this museum to the Palo Duro State Park (12 miles east) approximates course used by Charles Goodnight, outstanding Texas...