Marker Inscription
Landowner Charles E. Graham (1872-1937) in 1908 granted the Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad a route across his property and platted a town at this site. Anarene was named for his wife Annie Lawrence Graham, daughter of pioneer cattleman J. Marion Keen. Graham built a hotel and obtained a post office, cattle pens, dipping vat and other facilities. The town schoolhouse was used for religious services. In 1921 oil was discovered nearby. A refinery was built in 1938. When oil production ceased and the trains stopped running in 1954, Anarene quickly declined. (1976)
About this site
Anarene is a historical marker in Archer City, Archer County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 30 historical markers documented in Archer County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 33 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.4867, -98.6666 near Archer City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Archer County (historical marker), about 2.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Confluence of the Brazos, Trinity, and Red River Watersheds, The, First Baptist Church of Archer City, and Archer City Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5009001520. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
