Marker Inscription
Site of the Home in 1855 of Oliver Loving (1813 - - 1867) First trail driver of Texas cattle - Loving Valley and a county in Texas bear his name - Erected by the State of Texas - 1936
Historical Marker
Site of the Home in 1855 of Oliver Loving
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About this site
Site of the Home in 1855 of Oliver Loving is a historical marker in Oran, Palo Pinto County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 45 historical markers documented in Palo Pinto County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 53 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.9380, -98.0724 near Oran. The nearest cataloged historic site is Black Springs (historical marker), about 5.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Black Springs Cemetery, Charles Goodnight, and Sam Savage.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5363004931. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
By 1855 the pioneer cattleman Oliver Loving had moved to the future Palo Pinto County, where he ran a country store near Keechi Creek and began ranching in the area that became the community of Oran. Loving, born in Kentucky in 1812 and in Texas from 1843, went on to become one of the state's first great trail drivers and, with Charles Goodnight, blazed the famous Goodnight-Loving Trail. A marker stands at the site of his 1855 ranch home.
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