Historical Marker
Kermit
Historical marker location:
SH 302, Kermit, Texas
( E. City Limit, W. side of Hwy. 302, Kermit)
Marker installed: 1964
County Seat of Winkler County. Organized in 1910. Incorporated in 1938. Name for Kermit Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, who had visited a local ranch. One of the top oil and gas producing counties in state. Ranch center. Gateway to New Mexico. (1964).