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Wichita is a 1955 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Joel McCrea as Wyatt Earp. The film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Outdoor Drama. The supporting cast features Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges, Edgar Buchanan, Peter Graves, Jack Elam and Mae Clarke. The film's premiere was held in Wichita, Kansas, at The ...
The early history of Wichita Falls well into the 20th century also rests on the work of two entrepreneurs, Joseph A. Kemp [16] and his brother-in-law, Frank Kell. Kemp and Kell were pioneers in food processing and retailing, flour milling, railroads, cattle, banking, and oil. [17] Downtown Wichita Falls was the city's main shopping area for ...
Prior to closure, [1] the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum was a railroad museum in Wichita Falls, Texas. It was founded in 1980 to establish a museum of railroad, streetcar, and pioneer history. [ 2 ] Starting its existence in the town's historic Depot Square, it changed locations over time, but had since 1992 been located back in Depot Square.
KJTL (channel 18) is a television station licensed to Wichita Falls, Texas, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for the western Texoma area. It is owned by locally based Mission Broadcasting as its flagship station; Mission maintains joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Nexstar Media Group, owner of NBC affiliate KFDX-TV (channel 3) and low-power MyNetworkTV ...
The Wichita Falls and Oklahoma Railway Company (WF&OR) was incorporated October 23, 1903, with its headquarters at Wichita Falls. [1] Its mission was to build a twenty-mile railway from Wichita Falls to the Oklahoma border, and specifically to a point in the northwest corner of Clay County, Texas on the south bank of the Red River near Byers, Texas. [1]
Proponents claim that using a simple, reliable form of transit from 50 or 100 years ago can bring history to life for 21st century visitors. Prior to 2001, the new streetcar systems that opened in North America had been heritage lines, alternatively known as vintage trolley or ' historic ' trolley lines. Several cities built new heritage ...
With the closure of the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum across town in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Museum of North Texas History agreed to take responsibility for that collection. [5] The Museum inventoried the collection in place, and expected to finish by the end of 2021. [5]
1963 - Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre founded. [9] 1964 April 3: Tornado. [16] Gates Rubber Company plant in business. [9] 1966 Wichita Falls joins the Nortex Regional Planning Commission. [chronology citation needed] Lake Arrowhead created in vicinity of Wichita Falls. [9] 1969 - Wilson Memorial Parkway dedicated. [9] 1970 School's Memorial ...