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Roughly bounded by Railroad, Live Oak, Brazos and Burton, including area south of Railroad between Washington and Texas Sts. 30°10′54″N 96°35′45″W / 30.181667°N 96.595833°W / 30.181667; -96.595833 ( Burton Commercial Historic
A pair of chaps hanging from the ranch's "6666" insignia. The ranch was established by Samuel Burk Burnett in 1900 after he purchased the land from the Louisville Land and Cattle Company. [3] [7] Legend has it that he won the ranch from a card game, where he scored four sixes. [3] However, Burnett and his descendants have denied this folklore ...
The Burton Commercial Historic District is located in Burton, Texas. The district encompasses all or parts of seven city blocks. It contains 47 buildings, 28 of them classified as contributing. The buildings include retail stores, industrial buildings, a railroad depot and a portion of the railway right-of-way.
Caption: Hidden Valley’s seven new ranch flavors are quite the dizzying array. Ranch dressing is one of the foundational flavors of the last 70 years of American cuisine.
Burton was established in 1870 by John M. Burton, a native of Greensboro, Georgia. [5] In June 1869, Burton sold land to trustees of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad and then sold to citizens. The arrival of the railroad after the Civil War benefited the community. The town received its first postmaster on September 23, 1870.
Milk and Honey (stylized in all lowercase as "milk and honey") is a collection of both abstract fiction and non-fiction poetry and prose by Indian-Canadian poet Rupi Kaur. The collection's themes feature aspects of survival, feminism and relationships, and is divided into four sections, with each section serving a different purpose and ...
June 6, 1945: A rousing “welcome” celebration will greet Lt. Gen. William Hood Simpson at Weatherford, Texas, when he returns to his birthplace next Wednesday from triumphs as 9th Army leader ...
A decade later, from 1923 to 1925, he acquired the Pope Ranch and the McAdams Ranch in Foard County, Texas as well as the Moon Ranch formerly owned by W. Q. Richards, in Cottle County, Texas. A few years later, in 1929, he purchased the YL Ranch (formerly part of the OX Ranch) in the Paducah area. A decade later, in 1938, he purchased the 7L Ranch.