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In 1918 had a post office, Guffeyola, in store of H.H. McGuffey. After oil and gas discoveries, 1917-1922, was tent city, then town of shotgun houses. Piped first natural gas to San Antonio. Name was changed 1923 to honor J.T. Calliham, rancher and townsite owner. Still produces oil and exports fine rocks and petrified wood.
Calliham is a historical marker in Calliham, McMullen County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in McMullen County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 22 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.4817, -98.3487 near Calliham. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Producing Gas Well in McMullen County and First Gas Pipeline to San Antoni (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wentz, Yarbrough Bend, and Crowther Ranch.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5013000637. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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