County of Marker: Randall County
Location of Marker: 15th Ave. & 8th St., Canyon
Marker Erected by: State Historical Survey Committee
Date Marker Erected: 1968
Incised on bottom border: "A Friend to Strangers in Our County"
Marker Text:
Homesite of
W. F. HELLER, PIONEER FARMER
Native Texan, Civil War veteran (1861-65); settled here in 1887. Was
first to farm area successfully.
Was elected first clerk when county organized 1889. Also, helped organize first Sunday School, 1890. Married Susan Roberts, September 1897.
Helped start West Texas State Normal College.
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