Clarendon’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Clarendon. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Clarendon, established in 1878, was one of the three original Panhandle settlements, the other two being Mobeetie and Tascosa. Clarendon was relocated after its original location was bypassed by the Fort Worth and Denver Railway.
The town founder was a Methodist clergyman, L. H. Carhart, who envisioned a "sobriety settlement" in contrast to typical boomtowns of that era. Clarendon acquired the sobriquet "Saints Roost" from local cowboys, hence the unusual name of the Clarendon museum, the Saints' Roost Museum.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Clarendon’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Clarendon’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewClarendon, Texas, Donley Co. 1890, 1890: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Clarendon, decade by decade
1990s
3 historic places in Clarendon
3 places in Clarendon are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1978Donley County Courthouse and Jail
Listed 1985Martin-Lowe HouseListed 1994Clarendon Motor Company BuildingThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Clarendon, Texas, Donley Co. 1890 (1890) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.