SS Grandcamp which was docked in the Port of TexasCity . The fire detonated approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate ref name TexasCity, TexasDisasterTexasCity, Texas, Disaster, April 16, 17 ... killed at least 581 people. ref Stephens, Hugh W. The TexasCityDisaster, 1947. University of Texas ... ref name TexasCity, TexasDisaster and 3,600,000 pounds 1,800 tons of sulfur . The ammonium nitrate ... Ingenuity No. 1138 The TexasCityDisaster author Lienhard, John H. year 1996 url http www.uh.edu ... of Grandcamp s anchors in TexasCity Memorial Park The TexasCityDisaster is generally considered the worst ... engines of TexasCity were twisted and burned hulks. A positive result of the TexasCitydisaster ... title TexasCity, Texas, Disaster, April 16, 17, 1947 year 1947 url http www.local1259iaff.org report.htm ... library.org TCDisasterExhibit index.html 1947 TexasCityDisaster Web Exhibit from the Moore ... search ?q TexasCityDisaster 2C 1947&t dc.subject TexasCityDisaster, 1947 photographs from the Moore ...For the 2005 oil refinery fire TexasCity Refinery BP More footnotes date January 2010 The TexasCity ... material explosives , was manufactured in Nebraska and Iowa and shipped to TexasCity by Rail ... to be an underestimate. All but one member of the TexasCity volunteer fire department were ... never been identified. These 63 were placed in a memorial cemetery in the north part of TexasCity .... The other main five ton anchor was hurled 1 2 mile 800 m to the entrance of the TexasCity Dike ... and damage in TexasCity were due to the destruction and subsequent burning of several chemical plants ... seven of the 28 members of TexasCity s volunteer fire department and three members of the Texas ..., particularly the TexasCity Relief Fund, created by the city s mayor Curtis Trahan. ref name Stephens ... of Texas Press location Austin page 176 ref ref cite book title City on Fire The Explosion That Devastated ..., the TexasCity Relief Fund raised more than 1 million formatprice Inflation US 1063000 1947 in today ... more details
The Quezon citydisaster was a garbage dump collapse at Quezon City , Philippines , on July 10, 2000, that killed around 125 people and left more than 800 people homeless. A large pile of garbage first collapsed and then went up in flames which resulted in the destruction of about 100 squatter s houses. References http www.infoplease.com ipa A0872869.html Quezon Citydisaster in July, 2000 disaster stub coord missing Philippines Category Fires in the Philippines ... more details
The Yuba City Bus Disaster was a disaster that occurred in the late morning hours on May 21, 1976 in Martinez, CA Benicia Martinez Concord Area . Twenty eight 28 lives were taken and many families and friends altered for life when a chartered yellow bus carrying Yuba City High School Yuba City Union High School choir students to an event in Orinda, CA , lost control, and veered off the Marina Vista Martinez Exit off ramp, off southbound Highway 680 now Interstate 680 , fell approximately thirty 30 feet, and landed on its roof, crushing the roof down to the bottom of the windows. Although details were initially slow to appear, local, regional, and national newspapers and newsmagazines soon picked up the story. External links http concordandtime.com http news.google.com newspapers?nid 1129&dat 19760522&id OQMOAAAAIBAJ&sjid gW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg 4232,2099672 Pittsburg Post Gazette, May 22, 1976 http news.google.com newspapers?nid 888&dat 19760522&id TyIMAAAAIBAJ&sjid VF0DAAAAIBAJ&pg 6163,4811573 St. Petersburg Times, May 22, 1976 http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F10E1EFE3F5B177B8EDDAA0A94DD405B868BF1D3 New York Times, May 22, 1976 http news.google.com newspapers?id TyIMAAAAIBAJ&sjid VF0DAAAAIBAJ&pg 6181,4820037 St. Petersburg Times, May 22, 1976 http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F70E1EF6395F167493C6AB178ED85F428785F9 New York Times, May 23, 1976 http news.google.com newspapers?id UCIMAAAAIBAJ&sjid VF0DAAAAIBAJ&pg 6636,5292932 St. Petersburg Times, May 23, 1976 http news.google.com newspapers?id ezEKAAAAIBAJ&sjid q0oDAAAAIBAJ&pg 5214,2975611 The Virgin Islands Daily News, May 25, 1976 coord missing Solano County, California Category Disasters in California Category Bus accidents in the United States Category Solano County, California ... more details
. By 1950, the local population had reached 16,620. ref name HOTO Benham 1947 TexasCityDisaster Main article TexasCityDisaster The post war prosperity was interrupted on the morning of April ... what is generally regarded as the worst industrial accident in U.S. history, the TexasCityDisaster ...Infobox settlement official name City of TexasCity settlement type City nickname motto The city that would ... 1911 website http www.texas city tx.org TexasCity TX.org Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area ... info 1376420 GR 3 footnotes TexasCity is a city in Chambers County, Texas Chambers and Galveston ... Bay , TexasCity is a busy deepwater port on Texas Gulf Coast , as well as a petroleum refining ... Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 Demographic Profile Data DP 1 TexasCitycity, Texas ... Houston Houston Sugar Land Baytown, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city is notable ... the area TexasCity. The founding of TexasCity By 1893, the investors had formed the Texas ... Roads at the east end of Galveston Island to serve TexasCity. ref name Wheaton Wheaton, Grant. Annals of TexasCity. Retrieved March 2, 2012. http www.local1259iaff.org annalsoftexascity.htm ref ... Antonio and Galveston Houston & Henderson. ref name HOTO Benham Priscilla Myers Benham, TEXASCITY ... went bankrupt in 1897. Its assets were reorganized into two new companies TexasCity Company TCC , and TexasCity Railway Terminal Company TCRTC . TCC acquired 3,000 city lots and provided water ... to dredge the TexasCity channel to a depth of 25 ft. The disastrous Galveston Hurricane of 1900 interrupted the project, washing the dredge ashore. However, the TexasCity port remained open after the storm ... the U. S. government opened a customs house in TexasCity. ref name Wheaton Port growth progressed rapidly after this, from 12 ships in 1904, to 239 in 1910. ref name HOTO Benham TexasCity Refining Company ... soon followed, making TexasCity a major port for deepwater shipping of Texas petroleum products ... more details
Use mdy dates date April 2012 Infobox SG rail railroad name TexasCity Terminal Railway logo filename logo size marks TCT locale TexasCity, Texas start year 1921 hq cityTexasCity, Texas The TexasCity Terminal Railway is an American terminal railroad that operates convert 32 mi of track at the Port of TexasCity in TexasCity, TexasTexasCity , Texas. ref name UP Established in 1921, ref cite book last Stephens first Hugh W. title The TexasCitydisaster, 1947 url http books.google.com books?id GCK4l6YaiwcC&pg PA7 accessdate March 2, 2011 year 1997 publisher University of Texas Press location Austin, TX isbn 0 292 77723 X page 7 ref the TCTR is jointly owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway . ref name UP cite web url http www.uprr.com customers shortline lines tct.shtml title TexasCity Terminal Railway Company publisher Union Pacific Railroad accessdate March 2, 2011 ref ref cite journal url http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles eqt12 work Handbook of Texas publisher Texas State Historical Association title TEXASCITY TERMINAL RAILWAY author Werner, George C accessdate March 2, 2011 ref External links http www.tctrr.com TexasCity Terminal Railroad Website References reflist colwidth 30em US rail company stub US Class III Texas Category Switching and terminal railroads Category Texas railroads Category Union Pacific Railroad Category BNSF Railway Category TexasCity, Texas ... more details
ref TexasCityDisaster Main TexasCityDisaster In 1947, an explosion aboard the France French flagged S.S. Grandcamp, docked at TexasCity, triggered fires and explosions throughout the port and the industrial ...Infobox Port name Port of TexasCity image imagesize 200px caption country United States location TexasCity, Texas coordinates opened 1893 ref cite web url http railporttc.com about.html title About Us publisher Port of TexasCityTexasCity Terminal Railway Company accessdate 22 Jan 2010 ref operated Port of TexasCityTexasCity Terminal Railway Company owner Union Pacific Railroad , Burlington ... Information publisher Port of TexasCityTexasCity Terminal Railway Company accessdate 22 Jan 2010 ... http www.railporttc.com The Port of TexasCity is a major deepwater port in TexasCity, Texas at Galveston Bay , United States . ref cite web url http www.railporttc.com title Port of TexasCityTexasCity Terminal Railway Company publisher Port of TexasCityTexasCity Terminal Railway Company ... of Galveston , puts TexasCity in the heart of one of the world s most important shipping hubs. As of 2008 the Port of TexasCity was the 14th leading port in the United States by total tons of trade ... TexasCity the third leading port in Texas and the 14th leading port in the United States. As of 2007 ... s dollars . In spite of the destruction the city was able to rebuild quickly and the port soon re opened. ref name HOT TexasCity Handbook of Texas name TexasCity, Texas id TT hdt3 author Benham, Priscilla Myers retrieved 29 Oct 2009 Texas State Historical Association ref See also Portal Houston Port of Galveston Port of Houston TexasCity Terminal Railway Notes Reflist Texas ports Galveston Bay Area Houston Sugar Land Baytown MSA Texas coord missing Texas Category Galveston Bay Area Category Greater Houston Category Ports and harbors of Texas Category TexasCity, Texas Category Transportation in Galveston County, Texas Category Buildings and structures in Galveston County, Texas port ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Hale City was a short lived community in central Hale County, Texas Hale County , Texas , United States . It was located northwest of Hale Center, Texas Hale Center , a city near Plainview, Texas . Hale County, Texas coord 34 05 34 N 101 52 20 W display title Category Ghost towns in the Texas South Plains Category Geography of Hale County, TexasTexas geo stub US ghost town stub ... more details
Monroe City is an unincorporated area in Chambers County, Texas Chambers County , Texas , United States . Education Anahuac Independent School District operates schools in the area. External links Handbook of Texas id MM hnm54 name Monroe City, Texas Chambers County, Texas coord 29 47 06 N 94 35 07 W type city region US TX source GNIS enwiki display title Category Populated places in Chambers County, Texas Category Unincorporated communities in Texas ... more details
Location map Texas caption Location of Arthur City in Texas lat deg 33.8703827 lon deg 95.5063468 Arthur City is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas Lamar County , Texas , United States . The North Lamar Independent School District serves area students. Its US Postal Service ZIP Code is 75411. External links http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles AA hla26.html Handbook of Texas Online cite gnis 1351290 Arthur City, Texas http lamar.countystation.com arthurcity.html Arthur CityTexas information Lamar County Station Lamar County, Texas LamarTX geo stub coord 33 52 13 N 95 30 22 W type city region US TX display title Category Unincorporated communities in Texas Category Populated places in Lamar County, Texas vo Arthur City ... more details
Lane City is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas Wharton County , Texas , United States . According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had an estimated population of 111 in 2000. ref cite web url http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles LL hll15.html title Lane City, Texas format work publisher The Handbook of Texas online date accessdate 2009 10 18 ref Although it is unincorporated, Lane City has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77453. ref http www.zipinfo.com cgi local zipsrch.exe?cnty cnty&zip 77453 Zip Code Lookup ref Public education in the community of Lane City is provided by the Wharton Independent School District . References reflist External links Gnis 1360924 Lane City, Texas Wharton County, TexasTexas geo stub coord 29 12 58 N 96 01 35 W type city region US TX display title Category Populated places in Wharton County, Texas Category Unincorporated communities in Texas fa ... more details
Refimprove date March 2012 This partial list of city nicknames in Texas compiles the pseudonym aliases , sobriquet s and slogan s that city cities in Texas are known by or have been known by historically ... , Texas State Library and Archives Commission, accessed July 3, 2008 ref City nicknames can ... . onlyinclude A C Abilene, Texas Abilene The Key City ref The nickname is used in the title of a book ... , Epodunk , accessed April 16, 2007. ref Austin, Texas Austin Bat City ref http www.batcityreview.com Bat City Review The University of Texas at Austin Bot generated title ref ref http www.batcon.org ... ref name official Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi Sparking City by the Sea Corsicana, Texas Corsicana Fruit Cake Capital of the World. ref name NYT1993 Crystal City, Texas Crystal City Spinach ... Duncanville, Texas Duncanville City of Champions. ref name EpodunkBraggadocio http www.epodunk.com ... to the Sun City. ref Ennis, Texas Ennis Bluebonnet City ref name official Floydada, Texas ... G L Galveston, Texas Galveston Oleander City. ref name Time1928 http www.time.com time magazine article ... of Houston, Texas Huntsville, Texas Huntsville Prison City of Texas the Texas Department of Criminal ... m0QLQ is ai n19295799 Prison city life with the death penalty in Huntsville, Texas , Reference & Research Book News, May 2007 ref Execution Capital of the World Death Penalty CityTexas execution chamber ... name taglinecitymottos Kilgore, Texas Kilgore TexasCity of Stars ref name official Killeen, Texas Killeen Kill City Citation needed date February 2012 Kingsville, Texas Kingsville Gem City of the Southwest ... 17, 2008 ref Knox City, Texas Knox City Seedless Watermelon Capital of Texas ref name official Lake Jackson, Texas Lake Jackson The City of Enchantment ref http www.lakejackson tx.gov pages history of lake ... of Texas ref name official Lubbock, Texas Lubbock Hub City ref name PopikLubbock Barry Popik ... Hot Mineral Water City of Texas ref http www.marlintexas.com Marlin Website ref Mauriceville, Texas ... more details
Infobox Protected area name TexasCity Prairie Preserve map TXMap doton TexasCity.PNG map caption lat d 29 lat m 27 lat s lat NS N long d 94 long m 57 long s long EW W location Moses Lake, Texas Moses Lake , Texas , United States USA nearest cityTexasCity, TexasTexasCity source area established visitation num visitation year governing body Nature Conservancy The TexasCity Prairie Preserve is a convert 2300 acre km2 sing on nature preserve located on the shores of Moses Lake, Texas Moses Lake and Galveston Bay in TexasCity, Texas in the United States , near Houston . The preserve was created in 1995 by the Nature Conservancy thanks to a US 2.2 million donation of land by ExxonMobil . ref name Nature TexasCity ref cite web url http houstonzooblogs.org education tag texascity prairie preserve title TexasCity author Whitted, Leigh publisher Houston Zoo date 21 Oct 2009 accessdate 18 ... Chicken species, though the preserve supports a wide variety of wildlife. ref name Nature TexasCity cite web url http www.nature.org wherewework northamerica states texas preserves texascity.html title The Nature Conservancy TexasCity Prairie Preserve publisher The Nature Conservancy accessdate 29 ... TexasCity The preserve includes convert 40 acre km2 of public access areas including camp sites. The remainder .... ref cite web url http www.visithoustontexas.com listing details?id 28322 title TexasCity Prairie ... html texascity.pdf Gulf Coast Bird Observatory TexasCity Prairie Preserve http www.nature.org wherewework northamerica states texas preserves texascity.html Nature Conservancy TexasCity Prairie Preserve Protected Areas of Texas Galveston Bay Area Houston Sugar Land Baytown MSA Texas Category Nature reserves in Texas Category Protected areas of Galveston County, Texas Category Galveston Bay Area Category Nature Conservancy preserves Texas protected area stub ... is part of the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail , a network of preserves and trails along the Texas ... more details
Arroyo City is an unincorporated area in northeast Cameron County, Texas Cameron County , Texas . It is located along Farm to Market Road 2925 , convert 1 mi km east of Farm to Market Road 1847 and convert 10 mi km northeast of Rio Hondo, Texas Rio Hondo . ref name Handbook http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles AA hra56.html Arroyo City, Texas . Handbook of Texas . Retrieved on May 24, 2010. ref Mexican herders settled the area in the 1860s and named the area after its location on the Arroyo Colorado . A post office opened in 1887. The same post office closed in 1907. In 1910 the community had about 10 people and two stores. Scattered houses remained in the area in the 1930s. Several businesses and dwellings remained in the 1970s. In 1990 Arroyo City was marked on Texas state highway maps. ref name Handbook Education In 1904 Arroyo City had a school with one teacher and twenty four students. ref name Handbook References reflist External links Portal Texas Handbook of Texas id AA hra56 name Arroyo City, Texas Cameron County, Texas coord missing Texas Category Unincorporated communities in Texas Category Populated places in Cameron County, Texas CameronTX geo stub ... more details
ABA team color1 black color2 silver logo TexasCityRangers.PNG pixels 150px founded 2008 league American Basketball Association 2000 ABA history Texas City Rangers 2008 present arena La Marque High School city Texas City, Texas colors Silver, black owner Markeith Brown coach championships 0 titles 0 cheerleaders dancers Rangerettes mascot The Texas City Rangers are a team of the American Basketball Association 2000 American Basketball Association which began play in 2008. Based in Texas City, Texas Texas City , the Rangers play their home games at La Marque High School in nearby La Marque, Texas La Marque . The Rangers will be competing for talent and fans with fellow Greater Houston ABA team the Houston Takers . External links http www.texascityrangers.com index.html Texas City Rangers official website ABA Teams Houston Sports Category American Basketball Association 2000 present teams Category Galveston County, Texas Category Sports in Houston, Texas Category Galveston Bay Area US basketball team stub Houston stub ... more details
Canyon City is a former city located on the Guadalupe River Texas Guadalupe River in Comal County, Texas Comal County , Texas , United States , in what is now Canyon Lake, Texas Canyon Lake . History Canyon City is said to be a small town on the Guadalupe River built in the mid 19th century in the Canyon Basin, north of San Antonio, Texas San Antonio . The city is said to be fully intact and the use of Scuba set SCUBA equipment can allow divers to see the remains of the city that was covered up by the construction of Canyon Dam in 1964. The city is an unverified Cowboy Tale that stems from locals who remember the story of the sunken city and the Army Corps of Engineers relocation of Canyon City to what now is Canyon Lake, Texas Canyon Lake , population 16,870 at the 2000 census. External links http www.canyonlakechamber.com Chamber of commerce Comal County, Texas coord 29 52 26 N 98 11 16 W type city region US TX source GNIS enwiki display title Category Former cities in Texas Category Geography of Comal County, Texas Category Ghost towns in Central Texas ComalTX geo stub US ghost town stub ... more details
Use mdy dates date April 2012 About an industrial accident in 2005 the 1947 accident TexasCityDisaster File BP PLANT EXPLOSION 1 lowres2.jpg thumb Fire extinguishing operations after the TexasCity refinery explosion On March 23, 2005, a fire and explosion occurred at BP s TexasCity Refinery in TexasCity, Texas , killing 15 workers and injuring more than 170 others. BP was charged with criminal ... to implement safety improvements following the disaster. The TexasCity Refinery is the second largest ... of Energy, Energy Information Administration date July 2008 ref BP acquired the TexasCity refinery ... 2011 02 01 bp to sell texascity refinery resume dividend BP to sell TexasCity refinery, resume dividend ..., they concluded that the Toledo, Ohio Toledo and TexasCity plants had the worst process safety ... problems plaguing BP in 2005 and 2006 including the problems at TexasCity, the shutdown of the Alaska ... BP TexasCity Refinery Incident March 23, 2005 http www.bp.com liveassets bp internet ... 2005 TexasCity Explosion. Houston Chronicle . http unified.icheme.org media Documents icheme Resources LPB LPB 20samples TexasCity.ashx Lessons from TexasCity A case history , Loss Prevention Bulletin ... in TexasCity ... suffered a disaster when two storage tanks exploded, engulfing a trailer and killing five workers. The conclusion ... cite news first Juan A. last Lozano title Judge mulls BP plea in Texas plant blast url http www.businessweek.com ... title BP agrees to pay record 50.6m fine for Texas explosion url http www.bbc.co.uk news business ... From Disaster Episodes National Geographic Seconds From Disaster episodes Deepwater Horizon oil spill ... lost in the explosion with ongoing info on the aftermath. coord missing Texas BP DEFAULTSORT TexasCity Refinery Explosion Category 2005 industrial disasters Category 2005 disasters in the United States Category Oil refineries in the United States Category Energy resource facilities in Texas Category ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 image Denison, Texas flag.svg right thumb 220px Flag of Denison, Texas The flag for the city of Denison, Texas , was designed in 1873 , and formally approved on November 13, 1968. The meanings of each of the colors and the star are as follows The green band represents the green grass of Indian Territory now Oklahoma , located only a few miles to the north The red band represents the nearby Red River Mississippi watershed Red River The white band represents Texas cotton fields The black vertical stripe bisecting the bands represents the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad better known as the M K T or Katy Railroad, which is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad The star in the middle represents Denison. DEFAULTSORT Flag Of City Of Denison, Texas Category Grayson County, Texas ... more details
Geobox Settlement name Rath City, Texas category Ghost Town image Rath CityTexas 2009.JPG image caption Historical marker and rest stop at site of former Rath City image size 300 country flag United States state flag Texas region Stonewall County, Texas district municipality river Brazos River location U.S. Route 83 in Texas elevation 505 lat d 33 lat m 00 lat s 35 lat NS N long d 100 long m 10 long s 54 long EW W established 1876 map map caption map background map locator commons statistics website Rath City was a frontier town which existed for less than five years and is presently a ghost town ... in 1880. ref name Rath City, Texas http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles RR hvr89.html Rath City, TexasTexas Handbook Online, University of Texas at Austin ref Rath City and Native Americans In Feb. 1877, after buffalo hunter Marshall Sewell was killed by Native Americans, Rath City became a rallying point for over 300 frontiersmen. A group of 45 men left Rath City in pursuit of a Comanche ..., Texas Hamlin in southern Stonewall County, Texas , United States . History The town was founded ... War. The men pursued the Comanche to a site in present day Lubbock, Texas Lubbock . Battle of Yellow .... The hunters returned to Rath City and thus ended one of the last Indian campaigns on the southern plains. ref name Rath City, Texas gallery widths 200px File Rath CityTexas Historical Marker 2009.jpg Historical marker at former Rath City File Rath CityTexas Brazos Bridge 2009.jpg Collapsed bridge structure, Double Mountain Fork Brazos River , Rath City gallery See also Double Mountain Fork Brazos River Yellow House Canyon Llano Estacado Double Mountain Texas References reflist External links http www.ghosttowns.com states tx rathcity.html Rath City, Texas on Ghosttowns.com http www.gate.net bjohnson history.htm History of Rath City, Texas Stonewall County, Texas Category Ghost towns in North Texas Category Geography of Stonewall County, TexasTexas geo stub ... more details
Callahan City is a ghost town in Callahan County, Texas Callahan County , Texas , United States . History Founded in 1876, Callahan City was envisioned as a center of commerce and government for the then quite sparsely populated Callahan County. Located along the Western Trail to Dodge City, Kansas Dodge City , the community hosted several merchants who served the Cowboy trail drivers who passed through the area along with more than 100,000 head of cattle through the mid to late 1870s. Though a spot of some local importance, Callahan City s relatively remote location hindered its growth local merchants often had to wait a month or more for goods to be freighted in from Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth . The community was dealt a severe blow in December 1877 when it lost the county seat to neighboring Belle Plain, Texas Belle Plain in a hotly contested election. In 1880, Callahan City was bypassed by the railroad , and the few remaining residents dispersed leaving the town all but abandoned. Today, the former cemetery is all that remains of the community. References http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles CC hvc10.html The Handbook of Texas Online entry for Callahan City Callahan County, Texas coord missing Texas Category Geography of Callahan County, Texas Category Ghost towns in North Texas CallahanTX geo stub US ghost town stub ... more details
Virginia City was a ghost town in southwest Bailey County, Texas Bailey County , Texas , United States Virginia City was located two miles southeast of the present intersection of Farm roads 298 and 1731 in southwest Bailey County, twenty five miles southwest of Muleshoe. It was platted on March 13, 1909, by Matthew C. Vaughn and Samuel D. McCloud. The original townsite called for a lot reserved for a courthouse and others for schools, churches, and a park. The same year it was platted, an Iowa land company bought the site and advertised for prospective buyers. A hotel was built to house visitors, and several stores were established. A roadbed for a railroad was graded through the town, although it was disputed whether the construction was genuine or merely a speculation trick. The venture failed, and the town was abandoned by 1913. ref cite web title Virginia City, TX url http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles hvv19 accessdate 14 April 2011 ref References http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles VV hvv19.html Virginia City, Texas Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin reflist Bailey County, Texas coord missing Texas Category Geography of Bailey County, Texas Category Ghost towns in the Texas South Plains US ghost town stub BaileyTX geo stub ... more details
Portal Texas http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles PP hrp17.html Profile of Pearl City from the Handbook of Texas Handbook of Texas Online http www.placenames.com us p1380336 Pearl City profile on Placenames.com DeWitt County, Texas Category Populated places in DeWitt County, Texas Category Unincorporated communities in TexasTexas geo stub ...Infobox settlement name Pearl City official name settlement type Unincorporated area Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Texas pushpin label position the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Texas pushpin mapsize image map map caption Location within DeWitt county image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Texas subdivision type2 List of counties in Texas County subdivision name2 DeWitt County, Texas DeWitt government footnotes government type leader title Mayor leader name ... city latd 29 latm 18 lats 52 latNS N longd 97 longm 14 longs 38 longEW W Area postal codes & others ... footnotes Pearl City is a small unincorporated area unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Texas DeWitt County , Texas , United States , at the intersection of Texas State Highway 111 State Highway 111 and Farm to Market Road 951 Farm Road 951 just west of Yoakum, Texas Yoakum and 191 miles west of Houston, Texas Houston . History The community was named after the Pearl Brewing Company s Pearl beer. ref http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles PP hrp17.html Pearl City, Texas Handbook of Texas Online. 6 June 2001. Accessed on 24 November 2008. ref Wide image PearlCity02.JPG 800px Panoramic photo of Pearl City 100 center alt A rural road with the Pearl City sign in the foreground ... more details
System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1336388 website footnotes Garden City is a Census Designated Place in Glasscock County, Texas Glasscock County , Texas , United States . It lies near the center of the county, approximately 27 miles south of Big Spring, Texas Big Spring . Garden City serves as the Glasscock ... under the name Garden City. Garden City was the first Texas community platted by renowned surveyor W ... in Garden City was donated in 2004 for establishment of the Stonehenge replica Odessa, Texas Stonehenge replica in Odessa, Texas Odessa , Texas. Education Garden City is served by the Glasscock County Independent School District and home to the Garden City High School Texas Garden City High School Bearkats. References references External links Handbook of Texas id GG hlg4 name Garden City, Texas Gnis 1336388 Garden City, Texas Glasscock County, TexasTexasTexas county seats Category Populated ... in Texas es Garden CityTexas fr Garden CityTexas pl Garden City Teksas ...Refimprove date October 2009 Infobox settlement name Garden City official name settlement type Census ... Maps pushpin map Texas pushpin label position the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Texas pushpin mapsize image map map ... of the United States State subdivision name1 Texas subdivision type2 List of counties in Texas County subdivision name2 Glasscock County, Texas Glasscock government footnotes government type leader ... type type city region US TX latd 31 latm 51 lats 50 latNS N longd 101 longm 28 longs 52 longEW .... The ZIP code is 79739. History Garden City s history begins in 1886, when what became the town ... ftw02 title Willis Day Twichell publisher The Handbook of Texas accessdate May 3, 2011 ref In 1893, Glasscock County was organized, and Garden City vied for the county seat along with two other area ... population, whereas Garden City boasted a school, the general store post office, and several homes ... more details
handbook online articles AA hva25.html title Aransas City, Texas last Huson first Hobart date May 30, 2010 work Handbook of Texas Online publisher Texas State Historical Association accessdate 11 August 2010 ref After the founding of Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi by former Aransas City resident Henry Kinney , the port was no longer the westernmost in Texas. ref name handbook It soon lost its customhouse to the rival port of Lamar, Texas Lamar in a controversial decision that contributed ...about the ghost town the present day cities Port Aransas, Texas and Aransas Pass, Texas other uses Aransas disambiguation Aransas City is a ghost town on the tip of the Live Oak Peninsula in Aransas County, Texas near present day Fulton, Texas Fulton . It served as a port on Aransas Bay at its confluence with Copano Bay during the 1830s and 1840s, but declined following its loss of a Republic of Texas customhouse to the rival port of Lamar, Texas Lamar . History Prior to the Texas Revolution , empresario ... later founded the town in 1837 in what was then Refugio County, Texas Refugio County ref name handbook and partnered with former Texas Governor Henry Smith Texas Governor Henry Smith ref cite web ... Ralph W. date May 30, 2010 work Handbook of Texas Online publisher Texas State Historical Association ..., and included a customhouse for the Republic of Texas , and served as the county seat of Refugio ... the Aransas City customhouse. Lamar complied with the request, ignoring an Aransas City petition that opposed the move, ref name caller and soon Aransas City was stripped of its designation ... by Byrne, and former President Sam Houston , whom Power backed. Power moved on to Copano, Texas ... Caller Times accessdate 11 August 2010 ref and by 1847, Aransas City was largely abandoned and no longer had a functioning government. ref name handbook References reflist coord missing Texas Category Geography of Aransas County, Texas Category Ghost towns in South Texas Aransas County, Texas ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Willow City, Texas settlement type nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal pushpin map Texas pushpin label position the position ... footnotes Willow City is an Unincorporated area unincorporated community in Gillespie County, Texas Gillespie County , Texas , United States . According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had an estimated population of 75 in 2000. ref name Texas Handbook cite web url http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles WW hnw51.html title Willow City, Texas work publisher The Handbook of Texas ... willowcity index.htm title Willow City work On the Loop Again publisher Tourin Texas Monthly Newsletter ..., Willow City, Texas lat degrees 30 lat minutes 24 lat seconds 10 lat direction N long degrees 98 long ... links Gnis 1380785 Willow City, Texas Handbook of Texas id WW hnw51 name Willow City, Texas http www.historicschools.org ... of Texas pushpin mapsize image map map caption Location within Gillespie county image map1 mapsize1 ... Texas subdivision type2 List of counties in Texas County subdivision name2 Gillespie County, Texas ... listings in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Texas on May 6, 2005. ref cite web title THC Willow City School url http atlas.thc.state.tx.us viewform.asp?atlas num 2005000385&site name Willow City School&class 2001 publisher Texas Historical Commission accessdate 8 February 2011 ref Geography Willow City is located at coord 30 24 03 N 98 42 05 W type city 30.4007508, 98.7014248 . It is situated ... miles northeast of Fredericksburg, Texas Fredericksburg . ref name Texas Escapes cite web url http www.texasescapes.com TexasHillCountryTowns Willow City Texas.htm title Willow City, Texas work publisher Texas Escapes Online Magazine date accessdate 2009 11 04 ref History The area was first settled ... Willow in 1877 when ta post office was established, the growing community became Willow City ten years later. At the turn of the century, Willow City was home to 132 inhabitants, but this number dropped ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Colorado City, Texas settlement type City nickname motto Images image skyline Colorado City, TX, Opera House IMG 4536.JPG imagesize 200px image caption Colorado City Opera House, advertising Jay Boy Adams in concert Adams was reared in Colorado City, where his father ... 250px map caption Location of Colorado City, Texas image map1 Mitchell County ColoradoCity.svg mapsize1 ... City is a city in and the county seat of Mitchell County, Texas Mitchell County , Texas , United ..., Texas.jpg Colorado, Texas was the name of the post office in Colorado City from 1881 until 1939 ... Colorado CityTexas es Colorado CityTexas fa fr Colorado CityTexas ht Colorado City, Texas nl Colorado CityTexas no Colorado CityTexas pl Colorado City Teksas pt Colorado CityTexas vo Colorado CityTexas ... subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Texas subdivision type2 List of counties in Texas County subdivision name2 Mitchell County, Texas Mitchell Government ... US type city latd 32 latm 23 lats 46 latNS N longd 100 longm 51 longs 44 longEW W Area postal codes ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1333141 GR 3 website footnotes Image Colorado City, TX, welcome sign IMG 4520.JPG thumb left 200px Colorado City welcome sign Image Downtown Colorado City, TX IMG 4541.JPG 200px left thumb Downtown Colorado City Image U.S. Post Office, Colorado City, TX IMG 4535.JPG thumb left 200px U.S. Post Office in Colorado City Image City Hall in Colorado City, TX IMG 4534.JPG 200px left thumb City Hall in Colorado City Image Barber Kiwanis Park, Colorado City, TX IMG 4546.JPG left thumb 200px Kiwanis Park in Colorado City Image Mitchell County, TX, Courthouse IMG 4527.JPG thumb left 200px Mitchell County, Texas Mitchell County Courthouse in Colorado City Image First United Methodist Church, Colorado City, TX IMG 4544.JPG 200px right thumb First United Methodist ... more details
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