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167 Andrews County Picnic area, N side SH 176, 1 mi. E of FM 1967. Created August 21, 1876. Organized May 11, 1910. Named for Richard Andrews killed at the Battle of Concepcion, October 28, 1835, the first man to ... 168 Andrews County Discovery Well From Andrews, take Hwy. 87 West about 5 miles C. E. Ogden No. 1, producing 200 barrels a day from San Andres lime formation was brought in, Dec. 1929, by Deep Rock Oil Co.--the Andrews County ...

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407 Billionth Barrel Courthouse grounds, Andrews On May 25, 1965, from one of 7,400 producing oil wells in the county's 196 fields, came the Billionth Barrel of Andrews County crude oil. In the ...

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3 "C" Ranch House SE of Andrews near FM 1788 on private property First privately owned land in Midland area, purchased in 1883 by Nelson Morris of Chicago. Then known as the Chicago Ranch, it had the first wire ...

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1257 Dorsie M. Pinnell Andrews County Cemetery (Old Cemetery), NE section near SW 13th St. and SW Ave. A (June 25, 1875-July 23, 1939) Descendant of a Virginian who fought in the American Revolution. Came to Texas at 17 for health. Served (1898-1899) ...

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1350 Early Settlers of Andrews County Chamber of Commerce. [NOTE: correct spelling of early settler's name is Peter Van Hollebeke, who came from Belgium] One of last frontiers of Texas. Anglo settlement here lagged 60 years behind rest of state due to Indians and scarcity of water. In 1886 O. B. Holt ...

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1923 Florey Park From Andrews, take U.S. 385 north about 3 miles, then go east on Florey Park Rd. about 3 miles. Or, from Andrews, take U.S. 385 north about 10 miles to Florey, then go 1 mile east on Florey Park Rd. Named for old town of Florey, established as a post office 7 miles to the northeast in 1909, prior to the organization of Andrews County, June 1910. ... 2051 Frankel City SH 176, S side 500 feet W of SH 181 In 1941 the Fullerton Oil Company of California struck oil near this site, and by 1945 more than 100 drilling rigs were in operation. The discovery ...

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2653 Irwin Ranch House From Andrews, take U.S. 385 north about 7 miles, then go west on FM 1967 about 7 miles. Only building remaining in old Shafter Lake, first settlement in Andrews County and at one time its largest town. Built 1908. Concrete blocks, hand ...

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2683 J. S. Means Ranch House Chamber of Commerce property (house and marker moved from ranch site northeast of town in 2011) Built in 1900, this is one of the oldest houses in Andrews County. S. H. Purcell, his wife, and two relatives each filed on a section of public land, ...

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3311 Means Methodist Church 311 NE 2nd St., Andrews (First church in Andrews County). Organized in 1907 by circuit preacher F. T . Pollard and seven charter members. The group held services in local ... 3361 Midland and Northwestern Railroad From Andrews, take FM 176 east about 6 miles then go north about 3/4 mile on FM 1788. Chartered Jan. 16, 1916, by Midland Farms Co., which was owned by David Fasken of Toronto, Canada. The 65 miles of road were completed from Midland ...

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166 Original Townsite of Andrews Chamber of Commerce Founded when Andrews County was organized in 1910, on land owned by Robert Madison Means (b. 1878). With his father, J. S. Means, "Bob" Means began ...

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4652 Shafter Lake Cemetery NW 2001, 1.6 mi. S of FM 1967 (Frankel City Highway), SE side of Shafter Lake (1.5 miles West) Established just after turn of the century, on the south bank of Shafter Lake, and two miles south of the extinct settlement of ... 4653 Shafter Lake Townsite From Andrews, take US 385 north about 7 miles, then go west on FM 1967 about 6.75 miles. First town in yet-unorganized Andrews County. Platted 1908. Named for lake charted in 1875 survey of Col. Wm. R. Shafter, whose maps and victories ... 4654 Shafter's Trail Park at Andrews St. at S. Main St. (US 385) In 1875, Col. Wm. R. Shafter and a company of soldiers traveled from Fort Concho (where San Angelo is today) to Monument Springs, N. Mex., charting ...

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5773 Whalen Lake School Picnic area, N side SH 176, 1 mi. E of FM 1967. (2 miles S.) One of the first schools in Andrews County, opened in 1907 near the north edge of Whalen Lake, on land donated by Mrs. M. B. Dillard. ...