Terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad_Panhandle, Texas
Originally "Carson City", town name was changed 1887 when this site appeared to be the future metropolis of the Panhandle: it was to be at the junction of Santa Fe (under name "Southern Kansas") and Fort Worth & Denver City railroads. Plans changed, however, and the F.W. & D.C. took a route 16 mi. south, bypassing Panhandle (Amarillo was soon founded on the F.W. & D.C.). Even so, Panhandle became a major shipping center. During great ranching era and again in 1926 oil boom, it moved more freight than any other town on Santa Fe line except Chicago. (1968)
35.3452° N, 101.3667° W
Where to Find It
US 60, westbound lanes, N side of the road 0.1 mi. W of E. 3rd St., SE part of Panhandle
Nearby Markers
- 0.6 mi N John A. Holmes Panhandle
- 0.6 mi N Panhandle Cemetery Panhandle
- 0.7 mi W Texan Hotel Panhandle
- 0.7 mi SW Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad Depot Panhandle
- 0.7 mi W Panhandle Panhandle
- 0.7 mi W Conway Community Church Panhandle