Marker Inscription
(Feb. 2, 1872 - Oct. 14, 1951) One of the great benefactors of Texas. Born in Brockton, Mass. Had business careers in shoe manufacture and rubber planting. On retirement, came here and in wildcat operation brought in Luling Oil Field, 1922. By 1926 had 215 producing wells. Gave employees $2,500,000 in bonuses, then endowed Luling Foundation, for advancement of agriculture and human opportunity in area. Result has been conservation of land, upbreeding of crops and livestock and introduction and marketing of superior products. Davis remained in this area and is buried near Luling.
About this site
Davis, Edgar B., Oil Pioneer-Philanthropist is a historical marker in Luling, Caldwell County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 54 historical markers documented in Caldwell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.6836, -97.6470 near Luling. The nearest cataloged historic site is Johnson, William (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Luling, Luling, and Central Texas Oil Patch Museum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5055009765. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
