Question: Which Panhandle town was once known as “Booger Town”?
Answer: Borger. The county seat of Hutchinson County was founded in 1926 by town promoter Asa “Ace” Borger after oil was discovered in the vicinity, and its population soon swelled to more than 45,000. The boomtown attracted card sharks, bootleggers, prostitutes, and fugitives, leading to the ignominious nickname. After the district attorney was assassinated In 1929, Gov. Daniel J. Moody imposed martial law for a month, finally providing a semblance of order.
