Panhandle Texas saga of growth and glory in Carson County
Panhandle Texas, county seat of Carson County, grew from a Rail era town to a regional center. The article notes banks, the post office, courthouse, and a strong school system, with oil discoveries fueling expansion as Panhandle hosts 647 producing oil wells and 294 sweet gas wells. It highlights the Panhandle Herald, farms, and the 6666 Ranch nearby, plus wheat and sorghum yields and a thriving rural economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyles
Servous
Southwestern Public Service Company
Unti
Panhandle
Supt
Kellus Turner
Amarillo High School
Texas Christian University
Gulf Camp
F. H. Hill
Carson County
Carson County Histories and Founding Facts That Shaped The Plains
A tour through Carson County's origins notes England born Trey Brooks and the first tent pressed paper, Panhandle artifacts, 50th anniversary editions, and David M. Warren's Herald ownership. It recalls the 1918 oil buzz, Gulf Oil’s 6666 Ranch stake, and a 220 million cubic feet flow. Also covered: early cattle numbers, the Pantex Works, and the 1888 swearing in of officials led by Judge O H Nelson and naming of the county for Samuel P Carson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
North Plains
J. C. Paul
American National Bank of
Amarillo
Brooks
England
Henrietta
Carson County
Gulf Oil Corporation
Pantex
O. H. Nelson
W. C. Bright
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North Plains City
Tri-State
Globe News
Texas
Ordnance Works
Lonathnane
Celia Waldron
A. L. Mayfield
Exchange
W. L. Boyles
M. C. Davis
Ralph Randel
Frank A. Paul
Sam Goodner
Mark Williams
A. L. Henson
L. IL. Sellers
J. L. Harrison
N. J. Merchant
BE. E. Carhart
R. Shelton
Cattle Shipping Center
D. ©. Stone
Santa Fe
Skellytown
Panhandle Herald
H. H
Ble Oil & Refining Company
Frank Paul
First National Bank
Fine Panhandle
Veak
Trey
Panhandle High School
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Anderson Mattress Co
Tyler
Clarendon
McDavid Bros
Polk
Blackburn Bros
of Panhandle
Blackburn’s
Blackburn ‘Bros
White & Kirk
Betty Br
Dear Ladies of Panhandle
Ward
Fashion Park Clothes
Crosby Square Shoes
Stetson
Arrow
Skipper
Wilson Bros
Holeproof
Westminster Sodkes
Coronado
Franks
Beauty
Our
Franks Barber & Beauty Shop
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