Historical Marker
Prairie View Cemetery
Historical marker location:
Prairie View Road, Turnersville, Texas
( from the courthouse in Gatesville go east on Hwy 84 to intersection with east Hwy 36. Turn left, continue out that road until you reach the loop Hwy 36 turn left toward Hamilton. Continue on until you reach the turn off to Turnersville FM 182 turn right and travel through Turnersville to the four corners intersection. Continue straight across the road, you will be on CR 224, follow this road keeping to the right until you reach intersection of Leach Rd and Prairie View Rd., the cemetery is off to the right next to Dollins Rd. and Prairie View Rd.)
Marker installed: 2018
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.