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The town dates from 1908, when Hugh Sheridan, from whom the town got its name, sold extensive acreage to the San Antonio Loan and Securities Company. The company, in turn, entered into an agreement with the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway to develop the town and promote the sale of lots and small farms.
The main section of the ranch is located near the town of Guthrie in King County, Texas. [1] [2] It spans 350,000 acres (550 sq mi; 140,000 ha) of land. [3]The main ranch house is off U.S. Highway 82. [4]
Colorado County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 20,557. [1] [2] Its county seat is Columbus. [3] It is named for the Colorado River of Texas. The county was founded in 1836 and organized the next year. [4] [5]
"Texas-sized" describes something that is about the size of the U.S. state of Texas, [340] [341] or something (usually but not always originating from Texas) that is large compared to other objects of its type. [342] [343] [344] Texas was the largest U.S. state until Alaska became a state in 1959. The phrase "everything is bigger in Texas" has ...
General Philip Sheridan served as its first military governor, enforcing the Reconstruction Acts and removing some Confederate sympathizers from office. This outraged U.S. President Andrew Johnson, who ordered his removal from the Fifth in August 1867. His replacement was the Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock, who undid much of Sheridan's work.
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Texas, listed by county. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, ghost towns , or census-designated places .
Rice High School or Altair Rice is a public high school located near the community of Altair, Texas and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Rice Consolidated Independent School District located in southeastern Colorado County. The school is the result of the consolidation of high schools in Eagle Lake, Garwood and Sheridan.
Sheridan often refers to: Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), U.S. Army general after whom the Sheridan tank is named Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816), Irish playwright ( The Rivals ), poet and politician