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TEXARKANA,
USA
On 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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Post
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. 903-838-3333
Perot 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
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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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Union
Station, and the Hotel McCarthy in its heyday.
Postcard courtesy James Ramsey |
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Grim
Hotel in Texarkana
Old post card |
Texarkana
Tourists Information
Texas
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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