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Anarene was founded on the Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad in 1908, the same year the Belknap Coal Company opened a coal mine in nearby Newcastle.It was named for Anna Laurene Graham, the daughter of pioneer settler J. M. Keen. [2] Keen began ranching in the area after serving in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War.
Archer City is a city in and the county seat of Archer County, Texas, United States. The city lies at the junction of State Highway 79 and State Highway 25. It is located 25 miles (40 km) south of Wichita Falls, and is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 1,601 at the 2020 census.
The following 23 pages use this file: Anarene, Texas; Archer City, Texas; Archer County, Texas; Archer County Courthouse and Jail; Dads Corner, Texas
Archer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census , its population was 8,560. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its county seat is Archer City . [ 3 ]
Mankins is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 82, U.S. Highway 277, and Texas State Highway 25, 18 miles northwest of Archer City and 19 mi (31 km) southwest of Wichita Falls in northwestern Archer County. [2]
Megargel was established as a result of the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad extending services to Jacksboro and Seymour.The town was established in 1910. The community developed multiple businesses within three months because the purchasers of land who established businesses 60 days after acquiring their lots received discounts as an incentive to do so.
Location of Archer County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Archer County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Archer County, Texas. There is one property listed on the National Register in the county.
The Archer County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse building on Public Square and Sycamore and Pecan Streets in Archer City, Texas. Archer County was organized in 1880. The Romanesque style courthouse was built during 1891-92 and replaced a wooden courthouse from 1880.