Historical Marker

Hayrick

Historical marker location:
Robert Lee, Texas
( from Robert Lee, take SH 158 east about 5 miles then go northeast on Hayrick Road about 9 miles to Hayrick Cem.)
Marker installed: 1936

First county seat of Coke County, 1889-1890. Robert Lee then became the county seat.

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The first oil well in the United States was drilled in Texas in 1859. The discovery of oil transformed the economy of the state and helped to make Texas one of the wealthiest states in the nation.
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