On S. Commerce Street south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Bankhead National Highway, from Washington, D.C. to San Diego, California, was the nation’s first all-weather, coast-to-coast highway. The southern road skirted the western mountains and was largely free from ice and snow, so it could be used . . . — — Map (db m98132) HM
Near Bankhead Highway 0.5 miles north of Interstate 20, on the right when traveling east.
Early 20th century development of the automobile led to major road system improvements throughout the United States. Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama sponsored the 1916 Federal Aid Road Act, which supplied matching funds to states to upgrade . . . — — Map (db m93962) HM
On Farm to Market Road 717 at County Road 117, on the right when traveling north on Road 717.
When baby Georgia A. Barnes was interred on William Nolen's land in 1878, there was a one-room schoolhouse on this site. A three-year-old girl was buried here in 1884, and in 1886 William Nolen donated two of his 160 acres for the formal . . . — — Map (db m295820) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 2461 1 mile south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
Local Baptists met in private homes for many years between the nomination of Merriman as the county seat in 1874 and the organization of the Merriman Baptist Church in 1892. The charter members were Edmond Duncan, Fannie Duncan, Josie Duncan, Ozella . . . — — Map (db m97768) HM
Near Farm to Market Road 2461 1 mile south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south.
According to local tradition this site was established as a community graveyard about 1873, the year Eastland County was organized and one year prior to the community of Merriman’s selection as county seat. Although there are many unmarked . . . — — Map (db m97769) HM
On Farm to Market Road 717 at County Road 128, on the left when traveling south on Road 717.
Thirty former members of the nearby Macedonia Baptist Church organized the New Hope Baptist Church #3 in 1893 with The Rev. C.J. McDonald serving as its first pastor. The congregation shared facilities with its parent church until 1899 when they . . . — — Map (db m295817) HM
Near Oddie Street 0.1 miles south of Vespasian Avenue.
The Texas Department of Transportation’s Aviation Division lists this field as the third oldest operating airport in the state. The earliest documentation for an airplane landing in Ranger was on November 24, 1911, when Robert G. Fowler landed his . . . — — Map (db m98129) HM
Larry J. Rodgers
KIA - 17 March 68
Vietnam Combat Veterans 1959-1975
Melvin J. Alexander • Jerry Anderson • James L. Barnes • Fred M. Barrett • John Barrett, Jr. • Charles E. Bonney • Billy C. Brister • A. Rankin Britt • Phillip . . . — — Map (db m98395) WM
On S. Commerce Street south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
Boom of high excitement and strategic importance. When oil demand was high during World War I, Texas Pacific Coal Company General Manager W.K. Gordon, a believer in deep drilling, persuaded his company to make the venture that started Ranger’s oil . . . — — Map (db m98130) HM
On Loop State Highway 254 at Main Street, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 254.
The J.H. McCleskey No. 1 Discovery Well of the Ranger Pool was drilled by Warren Wagner under the supervision of W.K. Gordon of the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company, July 2 - October 17, 1917. Initial production was three million feet of gas. . . . — — Map (db m98133) HM
On South Commerce Street 0.2 miles east of Old U.S. Highway 80, on the right when traveling west.
The Texas and Pacific Coal Company struck oil at 1,000 feet about 10 miles east of Ranger in 1915. This event raised the hopes of area ranchers, farmers, and businessmen struggling to survive an economic slump brought on by severe drought and boll . . . — — Map (db m221444) HM
Near S. Commerce Street near Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
This standard cable tool rig and pumping unit came from the Ranger McCleskey Sand Unit, Well Number 19, located approximately 3 miles west of Ranger, Texas. This well was drilled by John Markham in September 1919. It was completed at a depth of 3459 . . . — — Map (db m98131) HM
