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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.
A train song is a song referencing passenger or freight railroads, often using a syncopated beat resembling the sound of train wheels over train tracks.Trains have been a theme in both traditional and popular music since the first half of the 19th century and over the years have appeared in nearly all musical genres, including folk, blues, country, rock, jazz, world, classical and avant-garde.
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.
Texas in the United States. The U.S. state of Texas has long been a center for musical innovation and is the birthplace of many notable musicians. Texans have pioneered developments in Tejano and Conjunto music, Rock 'n Roll, Western swing, jazz, Piano, punk rock, country, hip-hop, electronic music, gothic industrial music, religious music, mariachi, psychedelic rock, zydeco and the blues.
Dundee is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 82, U.S. Highway 277, and Farm to Market Road 2846, 25 miles northwest of Archer City and 27 mi (43 km) southwest of Wichita Falls in northwestern Archer County. [2]
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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]