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  2. Seguin, Texas - Wikipedia

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    The "World's Largest Pecan" is a 5-ft-long, two-and-a-half-ft-wide concrete nut erected in 1962; it sits in front of the county courthouse. This county is a large producer of pecans and often claims the nickname "Pecan Capital of Texas". Seguin has been described as "a big pecan orchard with a small town in it". [71]

  3. Texas is home to 11 of the 'World's Largest' things — do you ...

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    World's Largest Pecan, Seguin. World's Largest Watermelon, Luling. World's Largest Caterpillar, Italy. World's Largest Patio Chair, Dallas. 5 states with the most 'World's Largest' roadside ...

  4. Sebastopol House Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    Today Sebastopol is one of some 20 surviving buildings that give Seguin the largest concentration of early 19th century structures in the U.S. [3] As a result of its unusual concrete construction, Sebastopol House was included in the Historic American Buildings Survey (H.A.B.S.) in 1936, made a Registered Texas Historical Landmark in 1964, and ...

  5. 1938 San Antonio pecan shellers strike - Wikipedia

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    During the 1930s, 40% of the pecan crop in the United States was grown in Texas, with half of that being produced within a 250 mile radius of San Antonio. [1] [2] Described as the "world's largest pecan shelling center", between 10,000 to 20,000 workers, primarily Mexican American women, worked as shellers, removing the hard outer shell of pecans grown and collected in the region. [3]

  6. Hurricane Helene devastated Georgia’s pecan harvest. Farmers ...

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    The Moses pecan farm in Uvalda, Georgia was battered by Hurricane Helene, losing all of its pecan-producing trees. - Georgia Department of Agriculture

  7. List of city nicknames in Texas - Wikipedia

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    SeguinPecan Capital of the World [citation needed] Shenandoah – More Than Just a Song [44] Smiley – Poultry Capital of the World [91] Smithville – Heart of the Megalopolis [92] Temple – Wildflower Capital of Texas [8] Terlingua – Chili Capital of the World [30] Texarkana. Twice as Nice [citation needed] T-Town [citation needed ...

  8. Sonic Ranch - Wikipedia

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    Pecan orchards at the studio complex Neve console featuring an original Motown board. Sonic Ranch, in the border town of Tornillo, Texas, is the world's largest residential recording studio complex. [1] There are five studios designed by Vincent Van Haaff [2] on a 1,700-acre (690 ha) pecan orchard, [1] which borders the Rio Grande and Mexico.

  9. Los Nogales - Wikipedia

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    The first Seguin Post Office was located on the same property as the Los Nogales museum. Senator Juan Seguin helped establish a mail route to Seguin and Los Nogales, hence the building was previously referred to as the "Juan Seguin Post Office". [5] The tree-top mail office was quite unique as it was operated from an old tree-house. [6]