Marker Inscription
Founder of three major cattle trails, Oliver Loving came from Kentucky to Texas in 1845 and to Parker County about 1855. During the Civil War (1861-65), he supplied beef to Confederate forces. With Charles Goodnight as partner on a drive to New Mexico, Loving scouted ahead of the cattle, was badly wounded by Indians, lay five days without food before his rescue, and died of gangrene on September 25, 1867. His dying wish was fulfilled when his son Joseph joined Goodnight to bring the body 600 miles by wagon for burial in this county. Recorded, 1977.
About this site
Loving, Oliver is a historical marker in Weatherford, Parker County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 74 historical markers documented in Parker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 205 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7647, -97.7939 near Weatherford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old City Greenwood Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ikard, Bose, Weatherford City Greenwood Cemetery, and East Greenwood.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5367003850. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
