Driller Park

On April 24, 1947, more than 3,100 fans celebrated the postwar return of baseball as the Kilgore Drillers played the Henderson Oilers on Driller Park's opening day. Erected by the Kilgore Baseball Club for $100,000 on land deeded to the city of Kilgore by S. S. Laird, the park straddles the line between Gregg and Rusk counties. An excellent example of small stadium engineering, the ballpark was constructed of oil field pipe, tank steel, and concrete with an infield underground drainage system. Though the Drillers disbanded in 1950, Driller Park continues to be a haven for baseball in the city of Kilgore. (1998)

Driller Park is a historical marker in Kilgore, Gregg County, dedicated in 1998. It is one of 81 historical markers documented in Gregg County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 124 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.3714, -94.8798 near Kilgore. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kilgore City (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Kilgore College Administration Building, First Prestyterian Church, and St. Luke's United Methodist Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5183011915. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.