Heavy Duty Towing in Archer City, TX

Heavy Duty Towing in Archer City serves the county seat of Archer County, a city of 1,601 people at the 2020 census. The Handbook of Texas puts Archer City twenty-five miles southwest of Wichita Falls, in the center of the county. Wikipedia says the city lies at the junction of Highway 79 and State Highway 25. There is no interstate here. The calls come from two-lane highways, county roads and ranch gates.

Roads built by oil

The Handbook of Texas says the first oil well in Archer County began producing in March 1912, twelve miles from town. By late 1926 there were seventeen fields with 411 wells within thirteen miles of Archer City, and the Oldham field was the largest, with 103 wells. The county's first highway was State Highway 79. Oilfield hauling, pipe trucks and water trucks have used these roads for a century. Loaded oilfield trailers sit high and carry fluids, so a roll can spill. Tell dispatch what is aboard.

County seat details

The legislature designated Archer City as county seat in 1858, but the county was not organized until after the Kiowas and Comanches were removed. The city is named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas. It was incorporated in 1925. By 1892 an ornate stone courthouse had been built. Courthouse blocks have parked cars and limited room, so give us the exact street if you are in town.

Wheat, cotton and cattle

Cotton was the most important shipped product in the 1880s. Archer City was also a milling and market center for wheat and other grains, and by 1900 it had three livestock dealers. Grain and livestock still move on trailers. Livestock trailers can be hard to leave on a roadside, and grain trailers can shift in a roll. Both are specialized calls.

Film fans and visitors

Archer City was a filming location for The Last Picture Show (1971) and its sequel Texasville (1990), both based on novels by Archer City native Larry McMurtry. Visitor traffic can include charter buses and RVs. For a coach, give the group size and the exact street.

Population and size

Archer City peaked at 1,975 people in 1960 and counted 1,601 in 2020, with 679 households. The city covers about 2.22 square miles at 1,070 feet of elevation. The Lake Kickapoo Field Station, an antenna site with restricted access, lies about eight miles west-southwest of the city.

Railroads that came and went

The townsite was planned for three lines: the Fort Worth and Denver, the Houston and Texas Central, and the Red River and Rio Grande. By 1914 the city had two railroads, the Wichita Falls and Southern and the Southwestern. Today the freight moves by truck, and rural recoveries are the norm rather than the exception.

On the phone

• Highway 79, SH 25 or a county road
• Direction and nearest landmark
• Unit type, weight, cargo
• Who is paying

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