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Flint is an unincorporated community in southeastern Smith County, Texas, United States. It lies along FM 2493, south of the city of Tyler, the county seat of Smith County. [1] Its elevation is 522 feet (159 m). [2] Although Flint is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75762. [3]
Large sections of other Western states, Texas and the Great Plains also have a high rate of properties at risk, as does parts of Florida. You can zoom in and hover over counties on the maps below ...
Smoke and fire map of Texas wildfires. Wildfire smoke map: Track fires and ref flag warnings across the US. Active fires in New Mexico. Penn Scott Fire: Unknown. South Fork Fire: 20 acres. Antone ...
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is a U.S. national monument in the state of Texas. For thousands of years, people came to the red bluffs above the Canadian River for flint, vital to their existence. Demand for the high-quality, rainbow-hued flint is reflected in the distribution of Alibates flint through the Great Plains and beyond.
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The fire started five miles (8.0 km) west of the city along Highway 36 and westerly winds of up to 30 mph (48 km/h) spread the flames into town burning a total of 7,665 acres (31 km 2) of land. The fire spared the near-century-old house (now a museum) of Robert E. Howard , author of the Conan the Barbarian books.
See damage from Franklin Fire in videos, photos Franklin Fire has burned through multiple structures, including homes, vehicles and natural wildlife in the last 72 hours.
When flint and steel were used, the fire steel was often kept in a metal tinderbox together with flint and tinder. In Tibet and Mongolia, they were instead carried in a leather pouch called a chuckmuck. In Japan, percussion fire making was performed using agate or even quartz. It was also used as a ritual to bring good luck or ward off evil.