Site of Hotel Knox and Thurber Mining Office
The Texas and Pacific Coal Company built the first-class Hotel Knox about 1895. In addition to serving out-of-town guests, it was a social center in Thurber and home to many of the town's white collar workers, including store clerks and staff of the adjacent mining office where general manager William Knox Gordon maintained his headquarters. The Hotel Knox burned in 1907 and was replaced by the Plummer Hotel. Although the town was dismantled in the 1930s, ruins of the mining office were still visible decades later. (1995)
32.5077° N, 98.4179° W
Where to Find It
SW corner of town square, FM 108, Thurber
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi E Thurber Thurber
- 0.2 mi SE New York Hill Thurber
- 0.2 mi SE St. Barbara's Catholic Church Thurber
- 0.2 mi N Thurber Cemetery Thurber
- 0.3 mi SE Site of Thurber's First Coal Mine Thurber
- 0.3 mi SE Site of Thurber Brick Plant Thurber