Kilgore

"Oil City of the World" 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.

Kilgore is a historical marker in Kilgore, Gregg County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 81 historical markers documented in Gregg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3909, -94.8652 near Kilgore. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kilgore High School (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dean-Keener-Crim House, Allis-Chalmers Pumps, and First Baptist Church of Kilgore.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5183009967. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.