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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.
Kelvin Green was elected mayor of Archer City in 2014 at the age of 18. He ran unopposed and was in high school. He was re-elected in 2017. [12]Eight miles (12.8 km) west-southwest of the city lies a 2-mile (3.2 km) antenna, the Lake Kickapoo Field Station, operated by the 20th Space Control Squadron, and part of the Air Force Space Surveillance System, used for observing objects passing over ...
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 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 ]
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]
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]
Shearmire starred at Archer City from 1979-82, when he helped lead the Wildcats to three straight undefeated district titles and two state tournament appearances.
The Angelina and Neches River Railroad (reporting mark ANR) (Angelina & Neches River Railroad) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Lufkin, Texas. ANR operates an 11.6 miles (18.7 km) line from Dunagan, Texas, to an interchange with Union Pacific Railroad at Lufkin. With all owned tracks combined, the company owns and operates 28 miles of ...