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NOME, TEXASJefferson
County
Gulf Coast / East Texas
Highway 90, 326
FM 365
20 miles W of Beaumont
Population 515 (2000) 448 (1990)
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Nome water tower
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Old
Grain Silos at Nome
Photo by John Troesser |
Nome, Texas
History
"... In an
attempt to avoid confusing passengers a new stop, called Buttfield,
was established on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Although a
post office operated under that name from 1894 to 1903, residents
and travelers began to refer to the junction as Nome after oil was
discovered at Sour Lake (Hardin County) around 1900. The newer name
probably referred to the gold strikes, which produced a similar population
influx and economic boom at Nome, Alaska, at roughly the same time.
..." - From Handbook of Texas Online
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/NN/hln23.html
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