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Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat.. Absalom Bishop, an early settler and member of the Texas Legislature, opposed naming the town after a Whig Party member, and in 1858, arranged to have the name changed to Decatur, in honor of naval hero Stephen Decatur.
Taylorsville is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 68,632. [1] Its county seat is Decatur. [2] Wise County is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
The freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae.. Although the name "freshwater pearl mussel" is often used for this species, other freshwater mussel species (e.g. Margaritifera auricularia) can also create pearls and some can also be used as a source of mother of pearl.
101 N Trinity St., Decatur, Texas Coordinates 32°14′04″N 97°35′13″W / 32.23444°N 97.58694°W / 32.23444; -97.58694 ( Wise County Courthouse
Taylorsville, Utah, the largest city with the name; Taylorsville Dam on the Great Miami River, Dayton, Ohio; See also. Taylorville (disambiguation)
Heritage Square Park is located in downtown Taylor. [4] Pierce Park is a skate park located at 200 East 4th Street. Howard Theatre, owned by Georgetown attorney William Bryan Farney and his wife, Marsha Farney, the District 20 member of the Texas House of Representatives from Williamson County
On July 16, 1957, RM 2244 was extended southeast to US 290 (now Loop 343). On September 6, 1975, the section from Loop 1 to Loop 343 (now Barton Springs Road) was removed from the state highway system, while another section was transferred to Loop 1. On June 27, 1995, the designation of RM 2244 was changed to Urban Road 2244 (UR 2244). [10]