Randall County
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. (1965)
34.9616° N, 101.9200° W
Where to Find It
US 87 (23rd St) southbound, west side of the road between 13th Ave and Pondaseta Rd, in roadside park north of Tierra Blanca Creek
Nearby Markers
- 0.8 mi N Civil War Veterans Reunion Canyon
- 1 mi NW Site of Conner Dugout Canyon
- 1.1 mi NW Homesite of W. F. Heller, Pioneer Farmer Canyon
- 1.2 mi N Roof with Snow_Kimbrough House Canyon
- 1.2 mi N Shirley House Canyon
- 1.2 mi N Neblett Hospital and Clinic Canyon