Historical Marker
Waite Cemetery
Historical marker location:
CR 252, Reagan, Texas
( From Reagan going south 1.5 miles on Hwy 6, turn left (NW) on CR 251 go three tenths mile to CR 252, turn right, cemetery is two tenths mile on the left.)
Marker installed: 2017
The discovery of oil in 1901 near Beaumont, Texas, sparked an oil boom that transformed the state's economy and led to the rise of the modern petroleum industry.