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Pecos County, Texas
Historical Markers in Iraan, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Iraan, in Pecos County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Oil Boom and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1966 and 2007. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Camp Melvin and the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos Riverplaced 2006
As it winds its way across Texas, the Pecos River can often be swift and dangerous. Historically, frequent flooding made even the best crossings…
- Giddings' Pecos Stationplaced 2007
In the mid-19th century, stagecoach lines were a primary means of moving people, mail and supplies through the region.
- Iraanplaced 1980
In 1922 three local businessmen, O. W. Parker, George Thompson, and I. G. Yates, leased the drilling rights on twenty sections of ranch land to…
- Marathon Oil Company Discovery Wellplaced 1966
Opening one of greatest oil fields in the world, Mid-Kansas Oil and Gas Company (a subsidiary wholly owned by the Ohio Oil Company, whose name has…
- O. W. Parker Ranch Headquartersplaced 1994
O. W. Parker (1876-1962) moved to Crockett County in 1902 and worked for local ranchers until he eventually established his own ranch.
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