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Barstow was organized in 1892 by George E. Barstow, who was one of the world's leading experts on irrigation. [4] The same year, Barstow was elected First Ward County Seat. A courthouse was built the following year, and by 1900 the city's population was over 1,000 due to the recruiting efforts of Mr. Barstow. [4]
In 1881, the Texas and Pacific Railway crossed the region and established stations at Sand Hills, Monahans, Aroya, Pyote, Quito, Quito Quarry, and Barstow. [6] The Texas State Legislature carved Ward County from a portion of Tom Green County in 1887. The county was organized in 1892. Barstow became the county seat.
George Eames Barstow (November 19, 1849 – April 30, 1924), described as a "capitalist and irrigation pioneer," was a Texas land developer and a member of both the Providence, Rhode Island, common council (four years) and the city's school board (fourteen years), as well as the State Assembly from 1894 to 1896. [1]
Barstow Station Cinema is D'Place is the city's indoor cinema. It has six screens and can be found at 1503 East Main Street, in the east side of the city. [31] Barstow Community College has a $22 million Performing Arts Center which hosts college theatre and music performances, and traveling professional performances.
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Loving County was reorganized in 1931, becoming the only county in Texas to be organized twice, and Ramsey was later renamed as Mentone. [ 7 ] On November 17, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic , Loving County was the last county in the contiguous United States to confirm at least one case of COVID-19 , with three cases confirmed in the area.
The Del Taco in Denton, Texas, which opened in 2010 and closed five years later. Del Taco returned to Texas in November 2010 with a new location in Denton, Texas. [16] W. R. Grace and Company had previously owned and operated locations in Texas with a licensing agreement in 1978, but sold the restaurants to Taco Bell in 1992. [17]
Business Interstate 20-B (Bus.I-20-B) is a business loop of I-20 that passes through Pecos and Barstow in Reeves and Ward counties. [1] The 13.3-mile (21.4 km) route, commissioned in 1991, begins at I-20 exit 37 and ends at exit 52.