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Although Dodge is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77334; [3] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 77334 had a population of 184 at the 2000 census. [4] Although settlers first arrived in the Dodge area in the 1820s, the community was founded in 1872 by William H. Parmer, the son of Martin Parmer.
Gulf, Texas and Western Railway: GT&W SLSF: 1908 1940 Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway: Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Railway: SP: 1870 1905 Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway: GWI Switching Services: GWSW 1994 1997 CMC Railroad: Hamlin and Northwestern Railway: 1929 1956 N/A Hearne and Brazos Valley Railway: SP: 1891 1914
Western Crossing, formerly known as Western Plaza, is a strip mall in Amarillo, Texas, United States. It opened in 1968 with a construction cost of approximately US$ 13 million. [ 1 ] Western Plaza was once a main shopping point in Amarillo, but from the 1980s to 2000s has suffered stores leaving its complex.
From 1875 until 1880, the Chisholm Trail, also referred to as the Eastern Trail, became a feeder route into the Western Trail. Western Trail feeder routes extended from Brownsville, Texas, through San Antonio, Bandera, Texas, and the Kerrville area. The Red River was crossed at Doan's Crossing. In 1881, Doan noted that the trail reached its ...
1873 Map of Chisholm Trail with Subsidiary Trails in Texas (from Kansas Historical Society). The Chisholm Trail (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ z əm / CHIZ-əm) was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in southern Texas, crossed the Red River into Indian Territory, and ended at Kansas rail stops.
The cowboy bedroll was an American Old West precursor to the modern sleeping bag, which carried a man's bed and some personal belongings in a waterproof shell. In Australia, it is called a swag . A "swagman" from Australia carrying a variation of the cowboy bedroll, called a " swag ", ca. 1901
The Santa Fe sold the two lines to the Seagraves, Whiteface and Lubbock Railroad (reporting mark SWGR) in April 1990, and in November 1995 RailAmerica took over operations through the West Texas and Lubbock Railroad (reporting mark WTLR), [2] which also operated the affiliated Plainview Terminal Company. [3]
Western Star Trucks Sales, Inc. is an American truck manufacturer headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It is owned by Daimler Truck North America , which is a subsidiary of German automotive manufacturer Daimler Truck AG . [ 1 ]