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GUN BARREL
CITY, TEXAS
Town Slogan:
"We Shoot Straight with You"
Henderson County, East Texas
FM 85 (off US175)
58 miles SE of Dallas
20 miles NW of Athens
Population: (est) 4,000
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Gun
Barrel City water tower
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History
in a Small Pecan Shell
Gun Barrel City, despite the frontier-sounding name, has only been
around since the 1960s when the Cedar Creek Reservoir was built.
The population was only 60 in 1970, and the people voted on incorporation
so that the town could sell beer.
The name originated from Gun Barrel Lane, which has become State Highway
198. It was a shortcut connecting Mabank and Seven Points and we think
it's safe to assume the reference was to the relatively straight nature
of the road.
Our source, The Handbook of Texas Online, reports that the
community has won second place (twice) in the Governor's Community
Achievement Awards.
Fishing is not mandatory, but it's more of a lifestyle than
a recreation in Gun Barrel City. Remember their motto is "We shoot
straight WITH you." Not "We shoot straight AT you." (Houston's unofficial
motto).
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© John Troesser |
Gun Barrel
City Texas Forum
I believe some
of your information on Gun Barrel City in Texas is mistaken, of course
it's all in who you ask. But a man by the name of J. C. Waits named
the town. After his death is wife and stepson continued to run the
first beer store until her death in 1990 I believe.- T.L. Fox,
September 10, 2003
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