Historical Marker
Booker
Historical marker location:
SH 23 and SH 16, Booker, Texas
( Juction of SH 23 & SH 16, Booker)
Marker installed: 1969
Platted 1917 by Thomas C. Spearman, Santa Fe Railway official. Named for railroad locating engineer, B. F. Booker. Town of La Kemp, Oklahoma (6 miles north) moved here 1919. First train arrived July 4, 1919, official birthdate of Booker. Economy based on farming, cattle and (since 1956) oil and gas production.
(1969).