Historical Marker
"C" Ranch House
Historical marker location:
FM 1788, Andrews, Texas
( From Andrews, 10 mi. from SH 158/FM 1788 intersection; private access)
Marker installed: 1966
First privately owned land in Midland area, purchased in 1883 by Nelson Morris of Chicago. Then known as the Chicago Ranch, it had the first wire fence and windmill in West Texas and world's largest herd of Black Angus cattle.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.