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The Tee Pee Motel in Wharton, Texas near Houston, which was built in 1942 by George and Toppie Belcher; George Belcher had the idea while on vacation in Wyoming. [25] It is not of the same design nor heritage as the Wigwam Motels; each of the tipis at the Tee Pee Motel are of different shapes, and line up in a straight line. [26]
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Oil and sulfur production in the outlying areas contributes to the town's economy. The population of Wharton was approximately 200 in the early 1880s. In 1881, the New York, Texas and Mexican Railway was the first railroad to reach Wharton. More than a decade later, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe was constructed to the town in 1899. These two ...
Location of Wharton County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wharton County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wharton County, Texas. There are three districts and 29 individual properties listed on the ...
Veterans Memorial with eternal flame (not visible in photo) at Wharton County Courthouse Memorial to Sheriff Hamilton B. Dickson of Wharton County who served during the 1880s and was killed in an ambush in the line of duty. Wharton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 41,570. [1]
Pages in category "Unincorporated communities in Wharton County, Texas" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first producing oil well in Wharton County was drilled in 1925, in the Boling Field near Iago. This started an oil drilling boom, during which numerous fields were exploited. [ 2 ] Maps of 1936 displayed two churches, a cemetery and several homes in Sand Ridge.
Spanish Camp is an unincorporated community in north central Wharton County, in the U.S. state of Texas.The community is located between Egypt and Hungerford along Farm to Market Road 1161, (FM 1161) near its intersection with Farm to Market Road 640 (FM 640).