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The Republic of Texas is admitted into the United States as the State of Texas (December 29, 1845) 4 George W. Smyth: March 20, 1848 – August 4, 1851 Defeated Ward in 1848 election: Democratic 5 [b] Stephen Crosby: August 4, 1851 – March 1, 1858 [11] Democratic 6 [c] Francis M. White: March 1, 1858 – March 1, 1862 [11] Democratic 5 ...
Sonora is about a 170-mile drive northwest from San Antonio. On the outskirts of Sonora, Texas, Rancho Blanco lists for $6.355 million. It hasn’t been on the market in 95 years and is named ...
Sonora is located at (30.568166, –100.644163). [6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km 2), all land. The area lies in west Texas, bordering the Texas Hill Country on the east.
Mercantile Garden, located at the foot of the hill containing the Sutton County Courthouse The Sutton County Library in Sonora Veterans & Pioneer Ranch Women Museum in Sonora. Sutton County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,372. [1] Its county seat is Sonora. [2]
The Sutton County Courthouse, on Public Square in Sonora, Texas, was built in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1] It was designed in Second Empire style by architect Oscar Ruffini. [2] It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
The Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge is National Wildlife Refuge of 3,802 acres [1] in Wood County, Texas. [2] Unlike most National Wildlife Refuges maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the public is not allowed access to the refuge. [3]
By the winter of 1878–1879, the main herd of buffalo on the South Plains had been destroyed, bringing an end to organized buffalo hunting. [3]: 36 Several accounts of the battle exist, told from different points of view. Two of the Texan participants, John Cook and Willis Glenn, left descriptions of the action in their memoirs.
The Caverns of Sonora, a National Natural Landmark, [1] is a unique cave located 8 miles (13 km) west of the small city of Sonora, the seat of Sutton County, Texas. It is a world-class cave because of its stunning array of calcite crystal formations, especially helictites. These helictites are found in extreme abundance, often with a rare ...