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TEXARKANA,
USAOn
the Arkansas / Texas State Line
Bowie County, East
Texas / Miller County, Arkansas
I-30 and Hwys 59, 67, 71, and 82
116 miles NE of Tyler
178 miles E of Dallas
795 miles
E of El Paso
West
of Little Rock, Arkansas
Population: 31,656 (Texas side) 120,000 combined (1992)
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Office, Catholic Church and Confederate Monument
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/
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Home
of Texarkana Community College and Texas A&M U, Texarkana.
Texarkana Lankmarks
& Attractions
Scott Joplin
Mural - Downtown. Third & Main Sts.
Texarkana's most famous son was Ragtime
composer Scott Joplin.
Ace
of Clubs House - 1885 Italianate-Victorian house. Period furnishings. 420 Pine
Street. Admission. 903-793-4831
The
Discovery Place - Displays geared for children. 215 Pine Street. Admission. 903-793-4831.
Oaklawn
Opry - Country/Western music. 903-838-3333Perot
Theatre - Restored 1,600-seat neo-Renaissance theater. Live performances. Third
and Main Sts. 903-792-4992
Regional
Arts Center - In the former US District Courthouse, circa 1909. Fourth St. &
Texas Blvd. Downtown. 903-792-8681
Texarkana
Fun Park - 3 miles north of I-30 on North State Line Rd.
Texarkana
Historical Society and Museum - 219 State Line Ave. Admission.
Wright
Patman Lake
Texarkana Hotels |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Texarkana is comprised of two separate
municipalities, with separate mayors and two sets of city officials. Fire departments,
restaurant inspection, and sewage departments cooperate.
The name is
a composite of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, although the Louisiana line is some
30 miles south. ... more |
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Station, and the Hotel McCarthy in its heyday.
Postcard courtesy James
Ramsey |
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Hotel in Texarkana
Old post card |
Texarkana
Tourists InformationTexas
Travel Information Center
On I-30 west of US 59.
Operated by Texas Department
of Transportation
Texarkana Chamber of Commerce
819 State Line Ave.
P.O. Box 1468, Texarkana, TX 75504
Phone (903) 792-7191
http://www.texarkana.org/
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Texarkana Hotels
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