Site of John and Maggie Weatherly Half-Dugout Site
This structure is a copy of a half-dugout erected in 1898 near this location by John (1865-1944) and Maggie Weatherly (1875-1968). The High Plains offered no native stone or timber for building materials. Instead, settlers lived in dugouts, built into the thick sod. Well-insulated, the dugouts were cool in summer and warm in winter. When building supplies became available, more elegant homes were erected. The Weatherlys were pioneer ranchers and civic leaders. Borger was founded on their original homestead after oil was discovered here. (1978)
35.6563° N, 101.4073° W
Where to Find It
next to stone building behind chain-link fence, west of campus, Frank Phillips Junior College, 1303 W. Roosevelt, Borger
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi SE Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail Borger
- 0.2 mi E Beale Road Borger
- 1 mi NE Girl Scout Little House Borger
- 1 mi NE First Methodist Church of Borger Borger
- 1.5 mi NE Grand Hotel and Grand Hardware Building Borger
- 1.5 mi NE Twentieth Century Club Borger