Details for The Millie Porter House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5483003384
Data
| Marker Number | 3384 |
| Atlas Number | 5483003384 |
| Marker Title | The Millie Porter House |
| Index Entry | Porter, Millie, House |
| Address | 901 S. Main St. |
| City | Wheeler |
| County | Wheeler |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 384442 |
| UTM Northing | 3922554 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; women, women's history topics; writers and poets |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | SE corner E 9th St. and S. Main St. (FM 2473). Marker faces E. 9th St. |
| Private Property | |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Built 1914 by Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Porter, pioneer settlers; Porter, an ex-cowboy, ranched near here after marrying Millie, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Jones, 1886 settlers in Mobeetie area. Millie (1877-1957) as a child helped herd sheep; she attended Fort Worth University as a girl, University of Oklahoma at 70. She wrote valuable histories: "Put Up or Shut Up" and "Memory Cups of Panhandle Pioneers". Mr. & Mrs. Porter had six children. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968 |