Borger

Borger is a city in the High Plains of the Texas Panhandle. It was a wild oil boom town through the 1920s, 30s, and 40s and is still very much an oil town to this day. Borger is also home to Franks Phillips College. == Get in == Highway 152 comes in from the small county seat city of Stinnett, and Dumas in the neighboring county, 40 minutes to the northwest, and from Pampa, 25 minutes east. Highway 136 comes in from Amarillo and Fritch. Highway 207 connects Borger with Panhandle and Claude to the south. == Get around == As in other area towns, a car is necessary to get around. == See == Asa Borger's House. A two-story house built in 1929, the first brick house built during the oil boom days. Hutchison County Historical Museum, 618 N Main, ☏ +1 806 273-0130. Located in a building from 1927, this museum hosts many permanent exhibits related to Native Americans of the area and the pioneer and oil boom days. == Do == Morrison Ranch, ☏ +1 806-665-8014. A 15,000-acre ranch north of town. Take a 7-mile hike to the Adobe Walls site, or view typical Panhandle wildlife. Camping and cabin lodging are available. == Buy == Borger has a lot of antique shops. Thomas Greenhouses & Seasons Antiques, 120 W 5th St, ☏ +1 806 273-5444. == Eat == Texas Rose Steakhouse, 1020 Megert Ctr, ☏ +1 806-395-3164. Steaks and Tex-Mex. The Plaza, 1003 N Main St, ☏ +1 806 274-7263. Good Tex-Mex. == Drink == Whether it's a legacy of Borger's boozin' gamblin' boomtown days, or a result of it being a college town, Borger has more than its share of watering holes when compared with many High Plains towns. Mac's Jolly Pig, 1114 S Main St, ☏ +1 806 273-5472. Main Street Bar, 631 N Main St, ☏ +1 806-886-1366. Wizzards Water Hole, 8989 Highway 136, ☏ +1 806 273-9207. == Sleep == Best Western, 206 S Cedar St, ☏ +1 806 274-7050. == Go next == Alibates Flint Quarry National Monument, Cas Johnson Road (off Texas 136 seven miles southwest of Fritch), +1 806 857-3151. Beginning around 13,000 years ago, American Indians collected high-quality flint here for weapon and tool-making. Alibates Flint was traded across the continent long before the Europeans made their appearance. The park has over 700 quarry sites. Free tours are available by reservation only at 10AM and 2PM daily. Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, access from headquarters at 419 E. Broadway in the small town of Fritch, 7 miles east of town on Texas 136. This man-made reservoir provides drinking water for 11 nearby cities and is a popular spot for boating and fishing. The surrounding lands have canyons of up to 200 feet and provide ample opportunities for hiking and observing wildlife. The drive to the tiny county seat of Stinnett crosses the breaks around the Canadian River and is quite scenic. While there, check out the McCormick Cottage, an old wooden farm house built in 1899.