This city was established following the discovery of the rich Panhandle Oil Field in 1926. Within months a boomtown of tents and shacks sprang up and the population soared to more than 40,000. Eventually ordered growth replaced the ribald oil boom days and now Borger is a center for oil, chemicals and cattle. Tanks and towers of oil and petrochemical plants dominate the skyline. The city is also the home of Frank Phillips College.
Things to do in Borger
Battle of Adobe Walls
This place was the site of two famous battles with Native Americans. In 1864 Colonel Kit Carson�"in his last fight--and his U.S. troops narrowly escaped defeat by Kiowa and the Comanche tribe who had been molesting wagon trains and settlers. Ten years later, in 1874, Indians under Quanah Parker and Lone Wolf attacked buffalo hunters camp at a second battle of Adobe Walls near the first site. A fierce dawn attack opened the siege, and though Indians were repulsed, the party of 28 men and one woman was surrounded, and it seemed only a matter of time before the superior number of Indians would prevail.
Hutchinson County Historical Museum
Here visitors can view exhibits depicting Hutchinson County area from time of Coronado to boom town days. Located at 618 N. Main Street. Open Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm; Saturday 11am - 4:30pm; Sunday during summer months. Call 806-273-6121 for more information.
Meredith Lake
Built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation this beautiful blue lake covers 16,500 acres. The facilities include a marina (for renting boats and house boats), seven boat launching ramps, 11 campgrounds and nice picnicking areas. Fishermen like to fish for walleye, bass, crappie and catfish. Located at Texas 136.
Phillips Municipal Golf Course
1609 North Sterling, Borger, TX
Scenic Drive
Enjoy this 25-mile loop drive west and north to Stinnett. It crosses rough, canyon-cut landscapes of the Canadian River brakes; leads across dam impounding Lake Meredith. Texas 136 west, FM 1319, and FM 687 north.
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