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Alpine City Grows Into Progressive Hub in Brewster County
A historic overview notes Alpine's rise from a rugged cow town to a modern city of about 4,000 in Brewster County Texas. It highlights rail connections, water supply, education, churches, streets, and expansion from Murphysville to Alpine, including the 1912 terminal railway and the 1926 Dude Ranch establishment.
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Sleepy Cowtown
Alpine
Ares
Texas
Thone
Brew
Dr. J. Cummings
C. B Way
J. Z. Gillespie
Tom Newton
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W. Winty
van Blekle
W. B. Hancock
Lawrence Kellogg
J.t.southwell
John Rooney
Brewster County
Wibott Teans
Ilinois
Alpioe
Stasés
Kanway City
Mexico and Orient
Murphysville
Murphy
I Ts
George W. Haines
First Baptist
el Paso
Cas Eywarde
Pool
Buit
Geo. Brown
Clenega
Pete Crawford
Hatey Ranch
Sul Ross State
Teachers’ College
Jat Alpine