Panhandle Plains
The Panhandle Plains. Some folks call this region of Texas gloriously flat, some say it’s just plain glorious. These vast, open lands-like the overwhelming expanses of the ocean-often evoke superlatives and always excite the imagination. Artist Georgia O’Keeffe, who once lived here (in Amarillo and Canyon), reveled in “the beauty of that wild world” and portrayed the expansive luminosity of the Plains in her magnificent paintings.
Abilene
Abilene was established by cattlemen as stock shipping point on Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1881, named for Abilene, Kansas. The city later became major cattle producing area with diversified…
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Benjamin
On the divide between the South Wichita and Brazos rivers, Benjamin was established in 1884…
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Baird was etablished in 1880 with the building of the Texas and Pacific Railroad. A…
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Archer City was established as the Archer County seat in 1881, and in its early…
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Ballinger was established in 1886 as Hutchins City; present seat of Runnels County. The county,…
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On the divide between the South Wichita and Brazos rivers, Benjamin was established in 1884 when 12 houses were built…
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