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Groom Texas A Busy Hub On The High Plains Jericho Gap lore
Groom Texas grew from a rail town into a major cattle shipping and wheat area. The 1902 founding, Jericho Gap notoriety, and later developments include banks, elevators, schools, churches, and a 1940s community club house. The town sits 42 miles east of Amarillo with 66 highway access and Rock Island rail, plus gas and electricity services supporting growth.
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Groom
Rock Island
W. 8
Wilkerson
Range
Col
B. B. Groom
High Plains
Carl Kunkel
Frank Dysart
Roxie Dysart
Prank
John Frasers
S. J. Whatleys
J. W. Knorpps
W. S. Wilkersons
Ed Johnsons
Campbells and
the Angels
Frank Koetting
W. B. Brown
Jericho Gap
Amarillo
Memphis
Tenn
Groom Wheat Growers, Inc
John Ray
Boydston
Co-Op
Chicago
Los Angeles
Potter County
Donley County
Producers Gas Corporation
Joe Yarberry
Ranger
Southwestern Public Service Company
Rev
L. E. Godwin
Baptist