FIRST - Town in Carson County - Panhandle, TX
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N 35° 21.219 W 101° 22.232
14S E 284599 N 3914841
Named Carson City, after the county, later changed to Panhandle.
Waymark Code: WMTVYY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2017
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County of Marker: Carson County
Location of Marker: 6th St., 12 blocks E. of Main St., city cemetery, Panhandle
Marker Erected by: Texas Historical Commission
Date Marker Erected: 1990
Marker Text:
PANHANDLE CEMETERY
The oldest documented graves in this cemetery date to 1889, three years after the founding of Carson City (later renamed Panhandle),
the first town in the county. Among those buried here are Civil War veterans and area pioneer families. Gravestone designs range from simple to elaborate, and the cemetery also contains many unmarked graves. The Panhandle Cemetery has also served people in surrounding communities. Additional land acquisitions have increased the size of the graveyard over the years, and a small chapel was built in 1965.
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