McClesky Number 1

Site of 1,700-barrel-per-day oil gusher that touched off Ranger’s fantastic oil boom in 1917. Marked by granite monument at T&P depot downtown.

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More Things to Do

Stay a little longer.

Rushing through a place rarely does it justice.

Roaring Ranger Museum

Artifacts and abundant photos of city's oil boom days, housed in old depot.

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Take less, experience more.

What you carry matters less than what you notice.

Thurber Ghost Town

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More road, less rush.

There's no need to hurry through something worth experiencing.

Parks

Two city-maintained parks, with shaded picnic facilities, playground equipment, swimming pool and lighted tennis court.

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