Historical Marker
Winkler County
Historical marker location:
FM 115 and 874, W of Kermit, Kermit, Texas
( In Sand Hills Park on FM 874, Jct West of Hwy. 115, 8 miles North of Kermit)
Marker installed: 1936
Formed from Tom Green County; created February 26, 1887. Organized April 5, 1910. Named in honor of C. M. Winkler, 1821-1882. Statesman, soldier and jurist. Kermit, the county seat a petroleum producing and cattle raising area. (1936).