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HEREFORD,
TEXASDeaf Smith
County Seat, Texas
Panhandle
Highway 385 and Hwy 60
FM 1058
30 miles S of
Vega
21 miles N of Dimmit
46 miles SW of Amarillo
Population: 14,597 (2000) 14,745 (1990)
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Hereford
Historical Marker
Title: Town Without a Toothache
Year Marker Erected: 1967
Marker Location:
Located at little park on US 385 at 4th and Bennett Streets.
Marker Text:
Hereford's "miracle water" was brought to national fame in 1941 when Dr. Edward
Taylor, State Dental Officer, told the American Dental Association that tooth
decay was almost unknown here. This ideal situation had been discovered by a local
dentist, Dr. George Heard, originally from Alabama. In a cross-section survey,
dentists found that few local people had dental cavities. Hereford's mineral-rich
water and soil are thought to prevent tooth decay. Demand arose for Hereford water
to be shipped all over the U.S. and to foreign nations.
Hereford's Historical Marker text courtesy of
Gary E. McKee.
Hereford
celebrates its official birthday at 8:00 P.M. September 1st (1898).
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Hereford,
Texas Sights & Scenes |
| "The Chapel
is located about 3-1/2 miles south of Hereford almost exactly on the Deaf Smith/Castro
County Lines. From FM 1055 west on Deaf Smith CR 1 one mile and south on CR H
about 500 yards...
more"
- Barclay
Gibson |
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"Hereford - City of Fine Churches"
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/~txgenweb//
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"Elm Court,
Hereford, Texas"
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/~txgenweb//
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