On State Highway 349 6.4 miles north of U.S. 190, on the left when traveling north.
As it winds its way across Texas, the Pecos River can often be swift and dangerous. Historically, frequent flooding made even the best crossings unusable. In May 1684, Spanish explorer Juan Domínguez de Mendoza and his expedition team camped at a . . . — — Map (db m150323) HM
On U.S. 190 1.4 miles west of Texas Highway 349, on the right when traveling west.
In the mid-19th century, stagecoach lines were a primary means of moving people, mail and supplies through the region. The U.S. government contracted with Henry Skillman for the San Antonio-El Paso Stage line in 1851. In this area, the route ran . . . — — Map (db m150327) HM
On Farr Street at U.S. 190, on the right when traveling north on Farr Street.
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 Transcontinental Oil Company. After two dry holes were drilled the I. G. Yates Well No. 1 blew in on . . . — — Map (db m150326) HM
On U.S. 190 0.4 miles west of Kniveton Street, on the left when traveling west.
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 now been changed to Marathon Oil Company) brought in the I. G. Yates "A" No. 1 well on October 29, . . . — — Map (db m150325) HM
On County Road 310 2.1 miles north of U.S. 190, on the right when traveling north.
O. W. Parker (1876-1962) moved to Crockett County in 1902 and worked for local ranchers until he eventually established his own ranch. Parker had this house built for his family after the 1926 Yates oil field discovery brought prosperity to the . . . — — Map (db m150324) HM
