Details for Randall County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507022690

Data

Marker Number 22690
Atlas Number 5507022690
Marker Title Randall County
Index Entry Randall County
Address US 60
City Umbarger
County Randall
UTM Zone 13
UTM Easting 760326
UTM Northing 3869377
Subject Codes
Marker Year 1965
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location US 60 eastbound, pulloff on the south side of the road 1.7 mi. SW of Umbarger and SH 168
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text 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)

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