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Rankin, Texas

Rankin is the county seat of Upton County, named for F.E. Rankin who discovered a valuable, much-needed source of water in 1911. The town now serves area ranchers and oilmen.

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Rankin Museum

Housed in the historic Yates Hotel (c. 1927) built by oil tycoon Ira Yates, the Rankin Museum features the restored lobby, or...

Chamizal National Memorial

Cites amicable settlement of long-standing border dispute between U.S. and Mexico, in an area by the Rio Grande where a new c...

Museum of the Noncommissioned Officer

Traces history of the U.S. NCO corps with artifacts dating from the Revolutionary War....