Site of 1,700-barrel-per-day oil gusher that touched off Ranger's fantastic oil boom in 1917. Marked by granite monument at T&
Ranger, TX Natural AttractionsOne of the first movie theaters in West Texas, opened in 1920 featuring silent films; 1929 adapted to sound; closed in 1957. ...
Early oil field equipment from height of oil boom includes spudders used for drilling and cleaning out wells, a steel beam pu...
Affiliate of Howard Payne Univ., specializing in history and government in the context of Western civilization. Dedicated to ...
Learn about town and surrounding county's early history by visiting exhibit room, which includes photographs of early settler...
Features ranch, cowboy, and pioneer household items, Indian artifacts, room settings, period furnishings, typical frontier ch...