according to citiesjournal.com (whoever they are)

Not bad to be ranked in a list that includes Wimberly, Bastrop, Fredericksburg, Marfa, and Luckenback

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Canyon is the county seat of Randall County, Texas. West Texas A&M University and the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum both make their home here. According to the Canyon, Texas website, the town was founded in 1877 by George Goodnight and John George Adair.

A ranch in town that was started by the two men is still owned by the Adair family and its heirs. Covering 4.9 square miles of land, Canyon is in the Texas Panhandle and located in a valley. However, the valley borders Palo Duro Canyon to the east, and the eastern outskirts of town are a good viewing spot for canyon vistas.

The Canyon, Texas webpage lists the local attractions, and there are plenty. You will do a lot of sightseeing before you run out of new things to see and do in Canyon.

Among the listed offerings are the Buffalo Lake Refuge, the Palo Duro Canyon state park, the Palo Duro Creek Golf Course, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, TEXAS Musical Drama, a list of local lodgings, and a list of working ranches that tourists can visit for a real Texas ranching experience. The Country Home Weddings company is also listed on the attractions page, as a lot of people like to get married in Canyon due to its scenic surroundings.

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although I take issue with a few items ...

Located in a valley | A very subtle valley, if you can all it one at all ...

The eastern outskirts of town are a good viewing spot for canyon vistas | maybe if you have telescopic x-ray vision ...

Buffalo Lake Refuge | during the time I was living there, Buffalo Lake was a large muddy pond, and later just a dry lakebed


[This message has been edited by BrazosBendHorn (edited 5/23/2014 9:26a).]

Who in Hades is "George" Goodnight?

The city web site says that Jot Gunter and William B. Munson started the T Anchor ranch in 1877 on the present site of Canyon (WT Horse Center to be exact) but it was L.G. Conner who surveyed the town site in 1887, and platted it in 1889, which is closer to the "founding" date.

The JA ranch might have covered the city of Canyon at one time, but it's at least 20 miles away now.

All in all, while it's nice to be appreciated, the writer is a doofus with no reading comprehension.