"Oil City of the World" Kilgore

"Oil City of the World" Kilgore (HM2KD6)

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N 32° 23.451', W 94° 51.908'

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Founded 1872 with coming of the I.G.N. Railroad. Named for site donor, a Confederate colonel, Constantine B. Kilgore, State Senator and U. S. Congressman.

Geographical center of huge East Texas oil field. World's greatest concentration of steel derricks. Petroleum production, service, supply, processing hub.

Commercial, industrial, farm, education and medical center.

Home of Kilgore College and its famous "Rangerettes", women's precision drill team; and of Van Cliburn, international concert pianist.
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HM NumberHM2KD6
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Year Placed1965
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 5th, 2019 at 2:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 324566 N 3585289
Decimal Degrees32.39085000, -94.86513333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 23.451', W 94° 51.908'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 23' 27.06" N, 94° 51' 54.48" W
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