POCO Clubhouse Chimney - Mexia, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 37.984 W 096° 33.765
14R E 731155 N 3502345
POCO is short for Pure Oil Company. The clubhouse was located at the Confederate Reuion Grounds which is currently administered by the Texas Historical Commission. Admission is $4.00
Waymark Code: WM1100Q
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2019
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With the coming of the Mexia oil boom in the early 1920s the reunion grounds saw a flurry of increased social activity. Wildcater Col. Humphreys took a interest in the gounds. He erected the clubhouse and made other improvements.
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