Details for Carson County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5065000736
Data
| Marker Number | 736 |
| Atlas Number | 5065000736 |
| Marker Title | Carson County |
| Index Entry | Carson County |
| Address | |
| City | Panhandle |
| County | Carson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 283592 |
| UTM Northing | 3914411 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Main and Fifth Street, on courthouse grounds, Panhandle |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | Created 1876. Organized 1888. Named for Samuel Price Carson, Secretary of State, Republic of Texas. A pioneer county in oil and gas development. Panhandle, county seat, promised main lines of 3 railroads, was by-passed for Amarillo, yet became one of the 4 historic towns in Texas Panhandle. |