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Carson County was created in 1876 and organized in 1888. It was named for Samuel Price Carson, Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas. It became a pioneer county in oil and gas development. Panhandle, the county seat, was promised main lines of three railroads and was bypassed for Amarillo, yet it became one of the four historic towns in the Texas Panhandle.
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Panhandle, Texas · United States
