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Big Spring is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Texas, United States, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 87 and Interstate 20. The population was 26,144 at the 2020 census. [4] Big Spring was established as the county seat of Howard County in 1882; it is the largest community in the county. The city took its name from the single ...
Big Spring State Park is a Texas state park in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas in the United States. It was opened in 1936 after the 381.99 acres (154.59 ha) upon which it is situated was deeded to the state by the city of Big Spring in 1934 and 1935. It is named for the natural spring once located on the site that was later replaced by an ...
Open 1942 – closed 1977. Webb Air Force Base (IATA: BGS[1]), previously named Big Spring Air Force Base, was a United States Air Force facility of the Air Training Command that operated from 1951 to 1977 in West Texas within the current city limits of Big Spring. Webb AFB was a major undergraduate pilot training (UPT) facility for the Air ...
Howard County, Texas. Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 34,860. [1] Its county seat is Big Spring. [2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1882. [3] It is named for Volney E. Howard, a U.S. Congressman from Texas.
April 18, 2013. Designated RTHL. 1987. The Hotel Settles is a historic 15-story hotel located at 200 East Third Street in Big Spring, Texas. Originally completed in 1930, the Settles opened for business October 1, 1930. It operated from 1930 until the early 1980s, and was subsequently abandoned for around 30 years, before reopening in late 2012 ...
Big Spring McMahon–Wrinkle Airport [2] (IATA: HCA, ICAO: KBPG, FAA LID: BPG) is a municipal airport two miles southwest of Big Spring, in Howard County, Texas. [3] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a general aviation airport.
Urban. Nickname. Hawks. Sporting affiliations. Western Junior College Athletic Conference (NJCAA) Website. www.howardcollege.edu. Howard College is a public community college with its main campus in Big Spring, Texas. It also has branch campuses in San Angelo and Lamesa.
Designated TSAL. May 28, 1981. Designated RTHL. 1976. The Potton–Hayden House is a historic house in Big Spring, Texas, USA. [2] It was built in 1901. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 14, 1975. [2] The house is owned by the Heritage Museum of Big Spring and open for tours by appointment.