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Wharton County

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El Campo

When the railroad reached the area in the 1880s, the Mexican cowboys who brought cattle herds to the railhead called the site "el campo" (the camp). When the cowboys bedded…

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Cities in Wharton County

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Wharton

Located on the Colorado River, Wharton was established as the Wharton County seat when the…

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