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The
1927 Reagan County Courthouse
was built of brick in the Texas Renaissance Style. The sidewalk leading to the
main entrance is lighted by a row of lamps providing an beautiful night view of
the building.
A 1911
Courthouse is still standing in the former town of Stiles,
although it was gutted by fire in a case of arson, Christmas Eve, 1999. The shell
remains.
The county seat moved in 1925. The town was named after a lakebed
that was already dry. It occasionally has some water.
The land around
Big Lake was owned by the University of Texas in 1923 when Santa
Rita No. 1 came in. The oil propelled the University of Texas into being one of
the richest Universities in the country.
The Hickman Museum: -
609 Main St. The museum can be toured by appointment - call 915-884-2980 or 884-2082.
Santa Rita No. 1 - about 13.5 miles west of town on Hwy 67 is
the actual well site. Next to the well site is the "ghost town" of Texon
(FM 1675 .3 mile south of 67). Texon was a former "company town" built for employees
of the Big Lake Oil Company.
Reagan
County Courthouse
Big Lake Tourist Information
Chamber
of Commerce on Highway 67 going through town.
915-884-2980 Website: www.biglaketx.com
Special
thanks to Tammy Blakely, Manager of the Big Lake Chamber of Commerce, for providing
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