William Perry Herring McFaddin (1856–1935), known as Perry, was a rancher and early landowner in the early years of
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat, seat of government of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, metropo ...
. Under William McFaddin, the
McFaddin Ranches of Beaumont reached their greatest extent.
The
Spindletop
Spindletop is an oil field located in the southern portion of Beaumont, Texas, in the United States. The Spindletop dome was derived from the Louann Salt evaporite layer of the Jurassic geologic period. On January 10, 1901, a well at Spindleto ...
oil gusher was located on land leased from McFaddin. The site of
Port Arthur, Texas
Port Arthur is a city in Jefferson County within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Texas. A small, uninhabited portion extends into Orange County; it is east of Houston. The largest oil refinery in the United Sta ...
, was purchased from McFaddin by
Arthur Edward Stilwell.
Former pieces of the McFaddin Ranches now make up
Sea Rim State Park, the
McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge, and the
J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area. The
McFaddin-Ward House was erected on his homestead and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Quotes
"Sister, don't give up the land.
They are not making land anymore."
W.P.H. McFaddin, quoted by Mamie McFaddin Ward
in ''
The Beaumont Enterprise'' (February 1961)
References
External links
People from Beaumont, Texas
1856 births
1935 deaths
Ranchers from Texas
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