Papers, 1930-1978.

Texas and Pacific Coal Company

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The company was formed by Colonel Robert Dickey Hunter in 1888 in Erath County, Texas. Hunter also formed the company town of Thurber, named for his business partner, H. K. Thurber. The area reached peak development in the early 1900s, providing half the coal supply for Texas. Oil discoveries near Ranger, Texas in 1917 prompted the company to cease operations. In 1933, the company moved its headquarters to Fort Worth and, in 1963, after Seagrams Distillers Company purchased the company, the offi...

Texas Pacific Oil Company.

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Thurber, H. Kinsley

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Thurber Historical Association.

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The Thurber Historical Association traces its origins to the loosely organized, informal reunions of Thurber residents and their descendants in the late 1920's. The Thurber Historical Association was officially incorporated on February 27, 1969. The majority of its members continue to be descendants of the coal miners who worked the Thurber mines from the late 1880's until the mid-1920's. The agenda of the Thurber Historical Association has grown to include much more tha...

Marrs, Lois.

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Thurber, Texas was the home of Texas and Pacific Coal Company and was the largest town between El Paso and Fort Worth until 1921 when the mines closed and people began to move away. From the description of Papers, 1930-1978. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 26266631 ...

Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company

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Coal and oil company. Formed by Robert Dickey Hunter in Erath County, Texas, 1888. Also, Hunter established the company town, Thurber, Tex., named for H.K. Thurber, Hunter's business partner. Area reached peak development in early 1900s, providing half the coal supply for Texas. Oil discoveries near Ranger, Texas (1917), prompted the company to cease its Thurber operations. In 1933 the company moved its headquarters to Fort Worth. After Seagrams Distillers Company purchased the company in 1963, ...