Historical Markers of Texas

17523 Castle Gap US 385, picnic area E side of the road 7.3 mi. S of SH 329. (Geological feature of Castle Gap is 3 mi. E of the marker.) When day breaks and the morning sun rises above Castle Mountain, a distinct landmark appears on the outer perimeter of the Chihuahuan Desert. The ... 851 Church & Fields Oil Discovery Well US 385, west side, picnic area 1.2 miles south of FM 1233. (Drilling site 2.25 miles southeast) Since 1839 Texas has set aside her public lands to finance education. The University of Texas at Austin acquired ... 1105 Crane County US 385, west side, picnic area 1.2 miles south of FM 1233. Marker reported damaged Oct. 2017. Marker inscription reported difficult to read. Formed from Tom Green County Created February 26, 1887 Organized September 3, 1927. Named in honor of William Carey Crane 1816-1885. A Baptist minister ... 18392 Crane High School Crane High School, S side W. 8th Street at main entrance across from St. Mary Street On Sep. 30, 1947, the Crane Board of Trustees proposed $1,050,000 to build a new high school campus for the growing community. The board and Supt. ... 5822 Crane, William Carey (County Named For) Courthouse Lawn, (corner of 6th & Sue), Crane Noted church leader, educator. A Virginian. Received B. A. and M. A., George Washington University. Taught in Georgia, 1837-39; was ordained Baptist ... 811 Curry, Charles Boothe In Crane Memorial Gardens Cemetery on S US 385 (Marker is in center of cemetery) Born in the Smith County town of Troup, C. B. Curry became a law enforcement official at an early age. In Jan. 1933, he joined the Texas rangers ...

2566 Horsehead Crossing of The Pecos Located in the Crane TxDot scrapyard, US 385 1 mile N of Crane Well known to frontiersmen and used by emigrants for several years preceding, this crossing was an important point on the southern overland mail ... 2567 Horsehead Crossing, C.S.A. In roadside park on US 385/67 in far SE corner of Crane County (about 10 mi. NW) One of the most important sites in the old west. Named for skulls pointing toward crossing. Only ford for many miles where animals ...

2871 Juan Cordona Lake Courthouse square (Corner of 6th & Sue), Crane A natural salt deposit, known and used for the past 300 years. On land grant from Mexico to Juan Cordova; name, misread on maps, is now unique to ...

3293 McGee Ranch House 20 miles NW of Crane via US 385 and FM 1233, on private property 3/4 mile down RR Crane County's oldest house; built 1909 by pioneer rancher R. D. McGee on land homesteaded 23 years prior to County organization. Jay McGee, a son, ...

3862 One Hundred Million Barrels of Oil From Block 31 Unit 8 miles NW of Crane on FM 1601, 1 miles south of Block 31 Field Office. Map dot approximate. A discovery well completed in Nov. 1945 about a mile to the northeast has led to vast production of oil--one hundred million barrels by July 27, ...