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TEXAS
TRAVEL GUIDE"These
small Texas towns have so much to tell us it would be a crime not to listen, and
a greater crime for their stories to be lost." - Allen Lee Hamilton, Professor
of History, St. Philip's College, San Antonio, TX | TEXAS
TOWNS by REGION
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| West
McLennan Co 4-23-13
West
by d.knape
4-23-13 | |
Naming
of Texas Towns | Texas
on a First-name Basis
Of
the roughly 2,000 town names on the official state map, over 400 of them are first
names.The
Naming of NamesTexas
place names describe unique stories of towns by
Delbert TrewTown
names with a twist
by Bob Bowman
When
it came to naming their towns, East Texans were not shy about their selections.Town
names by
Bob Bowman
If you’ve ever wondered how some East Texas towns got their names,
you may be surprised at some of the origins.
Those
strange town names
by Bob Bowman
While some early East Texans named their towns for families,
their hometowns or landmarks, othes were a tad more creative...
Unique
town names
by Bob Bowman Jasper
and Newton Counties, Beyond the Sabine
Despite
odd names all over Lone Star State, 'Top 10' of the U.S. are commonplace here
by Bill Bradfield
Why
did they name it that?
by Archie P. McDonald
Wonder
Why They Named it That
by Archie P. McDonald A
Geography Lesson
by Bob Bowman New
Geography - Place name tweaking of several Counties and County Seats
by Mike CoxTwin
Towns
by Mike Cox Cut
and Shoot, Gun Barrel City, Gunsight, Point Blank and Winchester
by Mike Cox 6-30-10Boo-boo
towns by
Mike Cox
The Texas map is sprinkled with cities and towns that got their names
by mistake...Population
Ranks by
Mike Cox
The historic urban population hierarchy and population figures dating
back to 1850... An
Affinity for Place Names
by Bob BowmanGeographic
Humor by
Mike Cox
“I guess you know the true story behind the founding of Amarillo?”
asked my old friend Larry Todd... |
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