Crane / Audrey Fain and Bradley D. Pettit on behalf of the Crane County Historical Commission.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fain, Audrey., Author.

Pettit, Bradley D., Author.

Contributor:

Crane County Historical Commission.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crane (Tex.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Crane (Tex.).

Crane (Tex.)--History--Pictorial works.

Crane (Tex.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Crane is the county seat and only town in Crane County, Texas. Hot, windy, and impossibly dry, save for the Pecos River and the oil bubbling below, people still have been migrating to or passing through it for hundreds of years. In 1583, Spanish explorers traversed the Pecos at a ford known as Horsehead Crossing. In 1858, the crossing became an important stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail route. Famous adventurers Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving trekked through the crossing in 1866. Castle Gap, a mountain with castle-like boulders, offered shelter to prehistoric people. Likewise, forty-niners sought protection there while migrating to California. Legend states that the Mexican emperor Maximilian once buried vast golden treasures there. Nearby, Juan Cordona Salt Lake provided salt to Native American traders. Historically, ranching has been important in Crane County, although oil is king in the region, being one of the largest oil-producing counties in Texas. Throughout the years, the city of Crane has maintained a consistent population of approximately 3,500, subsisting primarily on the oil and gas industry.

Contents:

Crane's early years

Ranching out west

Black gold

Business before pleasure

Hometown happenings

Community characters.

OCLC:

885207812