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Sonora is located at (30.568166, –100.644163). [6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km 2), all land. The area lies in west Texas, bordering the Texas Hill Country on the east.
1958, August 1 – Sonora Municipal Airport activated. [11] 1960, July 16 – Caverns of Sonora open to the public. [12] 1965 Caverns of Sonora designated National Natural Landmark. [13] 1975 Fort Terrett Ranch is purchased by the Texas oil industrialist Bill Noël and used in part for the growing of pecans. [14]
The Sutton County Courthouse, on Public Square in Sonora, Texas, was built in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1] It was designed in Second Empire style by architect Oscar Ruffini. [2] It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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The Caverns of Sonora, a National Natural Landmark, [1] is a unique cave located 8 miles (13 km) west of the small city of Sonora, the seat of Sutton County, Texas. It is a world-class cave because of its stunning array of calcite crystal formations, especially helictites. These helictites are found in extreme abundance, often with a rare ...
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Henderson County, Texas. There is one property listed on the National Register in the county, a property that is also a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark .
Eldorado (/ ˌ ɛ l d ə ˈ r ɑː d oʊ / EL-də-RAH-doh, /-ˈ r eɪ d oʊ /-RAY-doh) is the only city in and the county seat of Schleicher County, Texas, United States. [4] The population was 1,574 at the 2020 census. [5] Eldorado is located on U.S. Highway 277, some 21 miles (34 km) north of Sonora and 43 miles (69 km) south of San Angelo ...
The province of Sonora had 121,000 head of cattle in 1783, [70] the province of California had 68,000 head of cattle and 2187 horses in 1802, up from 25000 cattle in 1792. [71] Atequiza Hacienda in Jalisco, a major hacienda de labor that combined farming and cattle raising. It contained its own theater.