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  2. List of ghost towns in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town, with a year-2000 population of 150 residents. [482] Thurber: Erath: 1888 ca. 1937 Semi-abandoned site Company town (Texas and Pacific Oil and Coal Company); at its peak was most populous city between Fort Worth and El Paso. [483] Tiemann: Guadalupe: No longer exists ...

  3. Brio Superfund site - Wikipedia

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    December 28, 2006. List of Superfund sites. The Brio Superfund site is a former industrial location in Harris County, Texas, at the intersection of Beamer Road and Dixie Farm Road, about 16 miles (26 km) southeast of downtown Houston and adjacent to the Dixie Oil Processors Superfund site. It is a federal Superfund site, although it was deleted ...

  4. Adobe Walls, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Adobe Walls, Texas. Adobe Walls is a ghost town in Hutchinson County, 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Stinnett, in the U.S. state of Texas. It was established in 1843 as a trading post for buffalo hunters and local Native American trade in the vicinity of the Canadian River. It later became a ranching community.

  5. Spanish Texas - Wikipedia

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    Spanish Texas (Tejas) was a colonial province within the northeastern mainland region of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. On its southern edge, Tejas was bordered by the provinces of Coahuila and Nuevo Santander. The boundary between the provinces was set at the line formed by the Medina River and the Nueces River, 100 miles (161 km) northeast of ...

  6. Superconducting Super Collider - Wikipedia

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    The Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) (also nicknamed the "Desertron"[2]) was a particle accelerator complex under construction in the vicinity of Waxahachie, Texas, United States. Its planned ring circumference was 87.1 kilometers (54.1 mi) with an energy of 20 TeV per proton and was designed to be the world's largest and most energetic ...

  7. Spanish missions in Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Missions in Texas comprise the many Catholic outposts established in New Spain by Dominican, Jesuit, and Franciscan orders to spread their doctrine among Native Americans and to give Spain a toehold in the frontier land. The missions introduced European livestock, fruits, vegetables, and industry into the Texas area.

  8. Texas annexation - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of Texas was annexed into the United States and admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845. The Republic of Texas declared independence from the Republic of Mexico on March 2, 1836. It applied for annexation to the United States the same year, but was rejected by the United States Secretary of State.

  9. List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas - Wikipedia

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    This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]

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