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 ... 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 ... The TexasCityDisaster author Lienhard, John H. year 1996 url http www.uh.edu engines epi1138.htm ... thumb One of Grandcamp s anchors in TexasCity Memorial Park File Txcitydisasterparkinglot.jpg thumb left Parking lot 1 4 of a mile away from the explosion The TexasCityDisaster is generally ... Citydisaster, 1947 author Stephens, Hugh W. year 1997 publisher University of Texas Press location ... York title TexasCity, Texas, Disaster, April 16, 17, 1947 year 1947 url http www.local1259iaff.org ... www.texascity library.org TCDisasterExhibit index.html 1947 TexasCityDisaster Web Exhibit from the Moore ... search ?q TexasCityDisaster 2C 1947&t dc.subject TexasCityDisaster, 1947 photographs from ...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 .... The entire volunteer fire department of TexasCity was killed in the initial explosion ... in a memorial cemetery in the north part of TexasCity near Moses Lake. A remaining 113 people were ... 1 2 mile 800 m to the entrance of the TexasCity Dike, and rests on a Texas shaped memorial at the entrance ... tanks and chemical tanks. The nearby city of Galveston , Texas, was covered with an oily fog which ... thumb Firefighters Memorial Some of the deaths and damage in TexasCity were due to the destruction ... storage, and other facilities near the explosions. 27 of the 28 members of TexasCity s volunteer fire department and three members of the TexasCity Heights Volunteer Fire Department who were on the docks ... 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 Benicia, 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 Union High School choir students to an event in Orinda, CA , lost control, and veered off the Monte 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 California Category Disasters in California Category Bus accidents in the United States Category Solano County, California ... more details
in U.S. history, the TexasCityDisaster . The fertilizer manufactured in Nebraska and Iowa was already overheating when stored at the TexasCity docks. In all, the explosions killed 581 and injured ... are memorialized in a cemetery in the north part of town. The TexasCitydisaster is widely ...Cleanup date December 2008 Infobox settlement official name City of TexasCity settlement type City nickname ... city tx.org TexasCity TX.org Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 ... info 1376420 GR 3 footnotes TexasCity is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Greater Houston ... of Galveston Bay , TexasCity is a busy deepwater port on Texas Gulf Coast. Davison also served as the town ... City. By 1925, TexasCity had an estimated population of 3,500 and was a thriving community with two refineries producing gasoline, the TexasCity Sugar Refinery, two cotton compressing facilities, and even passenger bus service. TexasCity refineries and chemical plants played a key role in supplying ... petro chemical refineries are still located in the same port area of TexasCity. The city has often ... Amoco oil refinery which killed 15 and injured over 100. The TexasCity Refinery BP BP facility in Texas ... needs every day. The centerpiece of TexasCity s Heritage Square historical district is the former ... west of the TexasCity Dike s location. The Davison Home, maintained by the TexasCity Historical ... in the new community of TexasCity. TexasCity is home to the TexasCity Dike , a man made breakwater ... with Ike, TexasCity was largely spared the devastation that other low lying areas suffered. Texas ... Sunday, 14 September 2008, the day after landfall, TexasCity s high school football complex, Stingaree ... distribution center in the city. Geography File TexasCityTXMap.gif thumb Map of TexasCityTexas ... 60 km southeast of Houston, Texas Houston . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city ... 20.5 of those under age 18 and 11.2 of those age 65 or over. Economy The TexasCity economy has long ... more details
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 United States 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 2 March 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 2 March 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 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 Northern Santa Fe Corporation ref cite web url http railporttc.com RailroadInformation.html title Rail 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 Category Galveston Bay Area Category Greater Houston Category Ports and harbors of Texas Category TexasCity, Texas Category Galveston County, Texas port ... more details
Virginia City is a ghost town in southwest Bailey County, Texas Bailey County , Texas , United States References http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles VV hvv19.html Virginia City, Texas Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin Bailey County, Texas coord missing Texas Category Bailey County, Texas Category Ghost towns in the Texas South Plains US ghost town stub BaileyTX geo stub ... more details
Tee Pee City is a ghost town in eastern Motley County, Texas Motley County , Texas , United States . References http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles TT hvt12.html Tee Pee City, TexasTexas Handbook Online, University of Texas at Austin http www.ghosttowns.com states tx teepeecity.html Tee Pee City at Ghosttowns.com External links Gnis 1369679 Tee Pee City, Texas Motley County, TexasTexas geo stub US ghost town stub coord 34.092 100.584 display title Category Ghost towns in the Texas South Plains Category Motley County, Texas ... 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 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 Chambers County, Texas Category Unincorporated communities in Texas ... more details
Location map Texas label Arthur City lat deg 33 lat min 52 lat sec 13 lon deg 95 lon min 30 lon sec 22 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. External links http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles AA hla26.html Handbook of Texas Online 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 Lamar County, Texas vo Arthur City ... 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 Cameron County, Texas CameronTX geo stub ... more details
list of city nicknames in Texas compiles the pseudonym aliases , sobriquet s and slogan s that city .... ref Austin, Texas Austin Bat City ref http www.batcityreview.com Bat City Review The University of Texas ..., Texas Corsicana Fruit Cake Capital of the World. ref name NYT1993 Crystal City, Texas Crystal City ... of Texas ref name official Duncanville, Texas Duncanville City of Champions. ref name EpodunkBraggadocio ... EpodunkFood El Paso, Texas El Paso The City With a Legend ref Based on the lyrics of Marty Robbins song ... new residents and businesses to the Sun City. ref Ennis, Texas Ennis Bluebonnet City ref name official ... Fort Worth, Texas , Handbook of Texas History Online ref Funkytown Panther City ref http www.fortwortharchitecture.com ... Capital of Texas ref name official G L Galveston, Texas Galveston Oleander City. ref name Time1928 ... name SouthernLiving Houston see Nicknames of Houston, Texas Huntsville, Texas Huntsville Prison City ... Death Penalty CityTexas execution chamber is located in Huntsville and Texas often leads all US states ... Lose Your Heart to the Hills ref name taglinecitymottos Kilgore, Texas Kilgore TexasCity of Stars ref name official Kingsville, Texas Kingsville Gem City of the Southwest ref http www.historic kingsvilletx.com Historic Downtown Kingsville website, accessed August 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. Citation needed date August 2010 Llano, Texas Llano Deer Capital of Texas ... Lubbock Hub City Citation needed date May 2010 Lufkin, Texas Crossroads of East Texas Citation needed ... Water City of Texas ref http www.marlintexas.com Marlin Website ref Mauriceville, Texas Mauriceville ... Capital of Texas ref name official The Tall City ref name RandMidOdes http www.randmcnally.com destination.do ... City of Nacogdoches website , accessed September 10, 2010 ref Navasota, Texas Navasota Blues ... RandMidOdes Paris, Texas Paris Crape Myrtle City ref name official Plano, Texas Plano Hot Air Balloon ... 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
About an industrial accident in 2005 the 1947 accident TexasCityDisaster 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 violations of federal environmental laws, and has ... the disaster. The TexasCity Refinery is the second largest oil refinery in the state, Citation needed date February 2011 and the third largest in the United States. 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 ... in the Gulf of Mexico . See also Portal box Houston Disasters Energy Seconds From Disaster Episodes National Geographic Seconds From Disaster episodes Deepwater Horizon oil spill External links http www.csb.gov US Chemical Safety Board http www.bpresponse.org BP TexasCity Refinery Incident March ... chronicle special 05 blast index.html Special Report 2005 TexasCity Explosion. Houston Chronicle ... from TexasCity A case history , Loss Prevention Bulletin, Issue 192, 2006, IChemE , UK. http rememberthe15.com .... References Reflist coord missing Texas BP Galveston Bay Area Galveston County, Texas Houston Sugar Land Baytown MSA Texas DEFAULTSORT TexasCity Refinery Explosion Category 2005 industrial disasters ... to Pennzoil suffered a disaster when two storage tanks exploded, engulfing a trailer and killing ... mulls 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 ... Energy resource facilities in Texas Category Disasters in Texas Category Fires in Texas Category Accidental explosion disasters in the United States Category Galveston County, Texas Category BP ... 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 Comal County, Texas Category Ghost towns in Central Texas ComalTX geo stub US ghost town stub ... more details
Infobox Protected area name TexasCity Prairie Preserve map TXMap doton TexasCity.PNG map caption locator x locator y 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 ... 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 .... ref name Nature TexasCity The preserve includes convert 40 acre km2 of public access areas including ... TexasCity Prairie Preserve publisher Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau accessdate 18 Jan 2010 ref The preserve is part of the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail , a network of preserves and trails along the Texas coast featuring habitats for birds and other wildlife. Notes reflist 2 External links http www.gcbo.org 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 Texas Category Galveston County, Texas Category Galveston Bay Area Texas protected area stub ... 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 Wharton County, Texas Category Unincorporated communities in Texas fa ... 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 Callahan County, Texas Category Ghost towns in North Texas CallahanTX geo stub US ghost town stub ... 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 .... 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 .... The men pursued the Comanche to a site in present day Lubbock, Texas Lubbock . Battle of Yellow House .... 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 Stonewall County, TexasTexas geo stub ... more details
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 James Power empresario James Power constructed his house on the northern tip of Live Oak Peninsula at the site of the former ... 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 to 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 url http www.tshaonline.org ... 30, 2010 work Handbook of Texas Online publisher Texas State Historical Association accessdate 11 August ... for the Republic of Texas , and served as the county seat of Refugio County until 1840. The town ... 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 as the county seat. ref ... President Sam Houston , whom Power backed. Power moved on to Copano, Texas Copano , ref name ... 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 Aransas County, Texas Category Ghost towns in South Texas Aransas County, Texas ... 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 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
, Texas. Education Garden City is served by the Glasscock County Independent School District . 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 Glasscock County, Texas Category Unincorporated communities in Texas Category County seats in Texas fr Garden CityTexas pl ...Refimprove date October 2009 Infobox settlement name Garden City official name settlement type Unincorporated ... 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 ... divisions 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 ...,title coordinates type type city region US TX latd 31 latm 51 lats 50 latNS N longd 101 longm 28 longs ... Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1336388 website footnotes Garden City is an unincorporated area unincorporated town 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 County seat , GR 6 and at the 2010 United States Census 2010 Census , had a population of 334. The ZIP code is 79739. History Garden City s history begins in 1886 ... franchise was granted under the name Garden City. In 1893, Glasscock County was organized, and Garden City vied for the county seat along with two other area communities, New California and Dixie ... California consisted of a mere two dwellings and an equally sparse population, whereas Garden City ... City s structures were placed on wheels and relocated to the New California site, and on April 5, 1893 the settlement was re named Garden City. A two story stone courthouse was constructed later ... more details
info 1377180 website footnotes Selman City is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in western Rusk County, Texas Rusk County , Texas , United States . It lies along Texas State Highway 64 State Highway 64 west of the city of Henderson, Texas Henderson , the county seat of Rusk County ... Zip Code Lookup ref References reflist Rusk County, TexasTexas geo stub Category Rusk County, Texas Category Unincorporated communities in Texas The area around Selman City is also known as Turnertown ...Infobox settlement name Selman 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 left 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 Rusk 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 Rusk County, Texas Rusk government footnotes government type leader title Mayor leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total population density km2 auto General information timezone Central Time Zone Americas Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes elevation ft 407 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 32 latm 11 lats 25 latNS N longd 94 longm 57 longs 43 longEW W Area postal codes & others ... feet 124 m . ref gnis 1377180 ref Although Selman City is unincorporated, it has a post office ... more details
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