Virgil Perry Harp (V.P. as he liked to be called) always considered himself a horseman and a mule skinner. He spent most of his life applying his trade hauling loads for hire in one form or another.
In 1923, V.P. took his family and teams of horses and moved to the now nonexistent town of Copper Oklahoma. There he worked hauling loads for the oil fields. At one time, he operated a rock crushing plant at Cooper, furnishing gravel for refinery roads and yards.
In 1926 the Oil Boom lead to Borger Texas. He located on Dixon Creek, "at the bottom of the hill", on the road that leads to Whittenburg. From that location he operated teams of horses moving pipe, boilers, engines, lumber and tanks. At this time he owned thrce 1924 Ford trucks, but they were so light and the terrain so rough that the horse teams were more dependable than the trucks. The trucks eventually rusted unused in the yard.
In about 1932 V.P. went on his last teaming job on a gas line near Boise City Oklahoma. As the work was completed, he gave the horses, wagon and harnesses to the farmer on whose land they were working and went home.
Mr. Harp soon bought a 1930 truck and trailer and as dear outs. cae to deles formers. He alIn 1926 the Oil Boom lead to Borger Texas. He located on Dixon Creek, "at the bottom of the hill", on the road that leads to Whittenburg. From that location he operated teams of horses moving pipe, boilers, engines, lumber and tanks.
Mr. Harp soon bought a 1930 truck and trailer and started hauling feed to dairy farmers. He also transported apples from Roswell, New Mexico and vegetables from Rocky Ford, Colorado. About this time, the Harp family operated a dairy just south of Pritch Highway outside of Borger. Later they ran a store selling fruits and vegetables on the southwest corner of Main and 10th in downtown Borger.
A large man full of fight who always carried a pencil and paper in his pocket so he could write down notes and Ideas to himself. That is the way most people remember V.P. Harp.
Virgil and two other men were killed in a sand pit cave in at Sandford Texas on August 5, 1935. As usual, he had a contract hauling sand for the construction of a new carbon black plant near there.
Married Jan 11 1919
Sedan, Chautauqua Co. Kansas
Anna Clark
Parents
Charles Henry Clark
Harriet Perry
In 1923, V.P. took his family and teams of horses and moved to the now nonexistent town of Copper Oklahoma. There he worked hauling loads for the oil fields. At one time, he operated a rock crushing plant at Cooper, furnishing gravel for refinery roads and yards.
In 1926 the Oil Boom lead to Borger Texas. He located on Dixon Creek, "at the bottom of the hill", on the road that leads to Whittenburg. From that location he operated teams of horses moving pipe, boilers, engines, lumber and tanks. At this time he owned thrce 1924 Ford trucks, but they were so light and the terrain so rough that the horse teams were more dependable than the trucks. The trucks eventually rusted unused in the yard.
In about 1932 V.P. went on his last teaming job on a gas line near Boise City Oklahoma. As the work was completed, he gave the horses, wagon and harnesses to the farmer on whose land they were working and went home.
Mr. Harp soon bought a 1930 truck and trailer and as dear outs. cae to deles formers. He alIn 1926 the Oil Boom lead to Borger Texas. He located on Dixon Creek, "at the bottom of the hill", on the road that leads to Whittenburg. From that location he operated teams of horses moving pipe, boilers, engines, lumber and tanks.
Mr. Harp soon bought a 1930 truck and trailer and started hauling feed to dairy farmers. He also transported apples from Roswell, New Mexico and vegetables from Rocky Ford, Colorado. About this time, the Harp family operated a dairy just south of Pritch Highway outside of Borger. Later they ran a store selling fruits and vegetables on the southwest corner of Main and 10th in downtown Borger.
A large man full of fight who always carried a pencil and paper in his pocket so he could write down notes and Ideas to himself. That is the way most people remember V.P. Harp.
Virgil and two other men were killed in a sand pit cave in at Sandford Texas on August 5, 1935. As usual, he had a contract hauling sand for the construction of a new carbon black plant near there.
Married Jan 11 1919
Sedan, Chautauqua Co. Kansas
Anna Clark
Parents
Charles Henry Clark
Harriet Perry
Virgil Perry Harp (V.P. as he liked to be called) always considered himself a horseman and a mule skinner. He spent most of his life applying his trade hauling loads for hire in one form or another.
In 1923, V.P. took his family and teams of horses and moved to the now nonexistent town of Copper Oklahoma. There he worked hauling loads for the oil fields. At one time, he operated a rock crushing plant at Cooper, furnishing gravel for refinery roads and yards.
In 1926 the Oil Boom lead to Borger Texas. He located on Dixon Creek, "at the bottom of the hill", on the road that leads to Whittenburg. From that location he operated teams of horses moving pipe, boilers, engines, lumber and tanks. At this time he owned thrce 1924 Ford trucks, but they were so light and the terrain so rough that the horse teams were more dependable than the trucks. The trucks eventually rusted unused in the yard.
In about 1932 V.P. went on his last teaming job on a gas line near Boise City Oklahoma. As the work was completed, he gave the horses, wagon and harnesses to the farmer on whose land they were working and went home.
Mr. Harp soon bought a 1930 truck and trailer and as dear outs. cae to deles formers. He alIn 1926 the Oil Boom lead to Borger Texas. He located on Dixon Creek, "at the bottom of the hill", on the road that leads to Whittenburg. From that location he operated teams of horses moving pipe, boilers, engines, lumber and tanks.
Mr. Harp soon bought a 1930 truck and trailer and started hauling feed to dairy farmers. He also transported apples from Roswell, New Mexico and vegetables from Rocky Ford, Colorado. About this time, the Harp family operated a dairy just south of Pritch Highway outside of Borger. Later they ran a store selling fruits and vegetables on the southwest corner of Main and 10th in downtown Borger.
A large man full of fight who always carried a pencil and paper in his pocket so he could write down notes and Ideas to himself. That is the way most people remember V.P. Harp.
Virgil and two other men were killed in a sand pit cave in at Sandford Texas on August 5, 1935. As usual, he had a contract hauling sand for the construction of a new carbon black plant near there.
Married Jan 11 1919
Sedan, Chautauqua Co. Kansas
Anna Clark
Parents
Charles Henry Clark
Harriet Perry
In 1923, V.P. took his family and teams of horses and moved to the now nonexistent town of Copper Oklahoma. There he worked hauling loads for the oil fields. At one time, he operated a rock crushing plant at Cooper, furnishing gravel for refinery roads and yards.
In 1926 the Oil Boom lead to Borger Texas. He located on Dixon Creek, "at the bottom of the hill", on the road that leads to Whittenburg. From that location he operated teams of horses moving pipe, boilers, engines, lumber and tanks. At this time he owned thrce 1924 Ford trucks, but they were so light and the terrain so rough that the horse teams were more dependable than the trucks. The trucks eventually rusted unused in the yard.
In about 1932 V.P. went on his last teaming job on a gas line near Boise City Oklahoma. As the work was completed, he gave the horses, wagon and harnesses to the farmer on whose land they were working and went home.
Mr. Harp soon bought a 1930 truck and trailer and as dear outs. cae to deles formers. He alIn 1926 the Oil Boom lead to Borger Texas. He located on Dixon Creek, "at the bottom of the hill", on the road that leads to Whittenburg. From that location he operated teams of horses moving pipe, boilers, engines, lumber and tanks.
Mr. Harp soon bought a 1930 truck and trailer and started hauling feed to dairy farmers. He also transported apples from Roswell, New Mexico and vegetables from Rocky Ford, Colorado. About this time, the Harp family operated a dairy just south of Pritch Highway outside of Borger. Later they ran a store selling fruits and vegetables on the southwest corner of Main and 10th in downtown Borger.
A large man full of fight who always carried a pencil and paper in his pocket so he could write down notes and Ideas to himself. That is the way most people remember V.P. Harp.
Virgil and two other men were killed in a sand pit cave in at Sandford Texas on August 5, 1935. As usual, he had a contract hauling sand for the construction of a new carbon black plant near there.
Married Jan 11 1919
Sedan, Chautauqua Co. Kansas
Anna Clark
Parents
Charles Henry Clark
Harriet Perry
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