| Marker Number |
3929 |
| Atlas Number |
5065003929 |
| Marker Title |
Terminus of the Santa Fe Railroad_Panhandle, Texas |
| Index Entry |
Panhandle, Texas |
| Address |
US 60 |
| City |
Panhandle |
| County |
Carson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
284919 |
| UTM Northing |
3913899 |
| Subject Codes |
railroads; cities and towns; commerce |
| Marker Year |
1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
US 60, westbound lanes, N side of the road 0.1 mi. W of E. 3rd St., SE part of Panhandle |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
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) |
