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Hutchinson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Borger, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 9 Texas historical markers in Borger, in Hutchinson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Oil Boom, Native History, and Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2014. 2 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Borger stories
- Plemons Cemeteryplaced 1999
The town of Plemons was settled about 1898 when James A. Whittenburg, an area rancher, built a dugout house in a hill overlooking a bend in the…
- Fifteen miles to the Site of the Battle of Adobe Wallsplaced 1936
Fifteen miles to the site of the Battle of Adobe Walls. Fought on November 25, 1864 between Kiowa and Comanche Indians and United States troops…
- Girl Scout Little Houseplaced 2008
This community landmark has its origins in Borger's prewar oil boom. In early 1941, Hudson Davis opened a car dealership here, moving his family from…
- Grand Hotel and Grand Hardware Buildingplaced 1979
After the discovery of oil in this area, Borger developed as a townsite in 1926. Gus (1895-1971) and John Yiantsou (1881-1948), Greek immigrants…
- Plemons Bridgeplaced 2009
In May 1926, two months after the discovery of oil in Hutchinson County led to establishment of the city of Borger, county commissioners awarded a…
- Twentieth Century Clubplaced 1993
Borger, the oil-boom town that sprang to life here in 1926, had among its otherwise transient and rowdy early citizenry, a social and professional…
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