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The county was named for Erastus "Deaf" Smith [5] (1787–1837), a partially deaf scout and soldier who served in the Texas Revolution, and was the first to reach the Alamo after its fall in 1836. The pronunciation of "Deaf", as used by Smith himself, is / d iː f / DEEF; however, most residents pronounce it / d ɛ f / DEF. [citation needed]
A major blizzard occurred in February 1897, and below-freezing temperatures settled in for 21 consecutive days at the same time. More than half of the town's population abandoned the town during this time. In 1899, the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway was built through the southern part of Deaf Smith County and into New Mexico, bypassing La Plata.
Erastus "Deaf" Smith (April 19, 1787 – November 30, 1837), who earned his nickname due to hearing loss in childhood, was an American frontiersman noted for his part in the Texas Revolution and the Army of the Republic of Texas.
Advocates say better accounting of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in the state’s care and better access to translators are needed. For deaf children in Texas foster care, limited ...
An introduction to Deaf culture in American Sign Language (ASL) with English subtitles available. Deaf culture is the set of social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values, and shared institutions of communities that are influenced by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication.
‘We are deeply saddened by last night’s events in Lewiston, Maine and are grieving the losses suffered by the community - cornhole and non alike’ ... Heartbreaking details emerge about deaf ...
The Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) was a Texas state agency that was part of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The agency worked with Texans with disabilities and children with developmental delays to improve the quality of their lives and to enable their full participation in society.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Deaf Smith County, Texas. There are one district and one individual property listed on the National Register in the county. The individual property is both a State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.