Historical MarkerDr. Charles L. Fields
Groom · Carson County · Dedicated 1966 · THC Atlas #5065001264
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
(1858-1941) Prominent pioneer dentist and farmer. As a boy, cut wood to support mother widowed in Civil War. Worked as carpenter for money to attend dental school in Chicago. Licensed 1890. Came to Canadian in 1903; Groom, 1916. Traveled at times to ranch headquarters and to Ochiltree and Mobeetie, to patients unable to go to him. Often had to ford rivers, hauling his collapsible dental chair and foot-powered drill. Used iodine and laudanum as antiseptics and pain-killers. Operated his own denture lab. Met large demand for gold teeth. Often was paid in beef, produce.
About this site
Dr. Charles L. Fields is a historical marker in Groom, Carson County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Carson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.2019, -101.1075 near Groom. The nearest cataloged historic site is State National Bank (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Groom, Saint Mary, and Groom.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065001264. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
