Historical MarkerJohn F. Weatherlys Family
Panhandle · Carson County · Dedicated 1965 · THC Atlas #5065002780
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Among first landowners in area. In 1898 started ranch 25 miles to the north. Ran country store, post office, phone exchange. Moved 1915 to Panhandle. The 1924 discovery of oil on their ranch led to the founding of Borger. They gave land to every church and school, and for a park, there. Weatherly (b. 1865, Tenn.) was a church, civic, Masonic leader; one of organizers of Hutchinson County. He died in 1944. His wife, Maggie Marie Deahl Weatherly (b. 1875, W.Va.), built Weatherly Hall at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth; educates missionaries and others; endows churches and Girl Scout work.
About this site
John F. Weatherlys Family is a historical marker in Panhandle, Carson County, dedicated in 1965. 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 35.3431, -101.3804 near Panhandle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oldest Bank in the Texas Panhandle (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Panhandle Herald, Panhandle, and Callaghan Memorial Library.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5065002780. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
