Signal Hill, Texas
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| Coordinates: 35°50′39″N 101°23′40″W / 35.84417°N 101.39444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hutchinson County |
| City | Stinnett |
| Founded by | Earl Thompson |
Signal Hill is a summit and ghost town located east of Stinnett, Hutchinson County, Texas, United States, at an elevation of 3,238 feet (987 meters) above sea level.[1][2]
History
Signal Hill was established as an oil boom camp by Earl Thompson in 1926, and thorough the 1920s it was regarded as a place for law-breakers such as bootleggers, prostitutes, and gamblers to socialize. In 1926, several stigmatized properties were built upon the camp, such as beer emporiums, brothels, gambling dens, and speakeasies, as well as several amenities such as drugstores, filling stations, an ice house, a welding shop, a boiler shop, a hardware store, oil-supply houses, a meat market, a theater, hotels, and houses.
Signal Hill's population rapidly decreased after a cleanup of Borger city by the Texas Rangers in 1927, and the community was abandoned after a year.[3]
References
- ^ "Signal Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ "Signal Hill Topo Map TX, Hutchinson County (Stinnett Area)". Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ Anderson, Hugh Allen. "The Rise and Fall of Signal Hill: An Oil Boom Camp in Texas". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2026-01-31.