Historical Marker
Randall County
Historical marker location:
4th Ave., Canyon, Texas
( Randall County Courthouse grounds, north side, facing 4th Avenue (SH 217))
Marker installed: 1936
Formed from Young and Bexar territories.
Created, August 21, 1876.
Organized, July 27, 1889.
Named in honor of Horace Randall, 1821-1864. A distinguished Confederate officer who fell in battle at the head of his brigade.
Canyon, county seat. (1936).