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Pampa's Rise From Oil Boom to War Effort Leader
Pampa grew from 2,000 in 1912 to 10,000 within two years after oil discovery and now boasts 12,895 residents inside the city, with 13,785 in the metro and over 20,000 including oil camps. The city expanded with rail and road links, Lake McClellan, and war industry plants nearby, while supporting wheat and cattle markets and a robust civic scene.
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Pampa
Gray County
Gulf Coast
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Pampans
Clinton and Oklahoma Western Railway
Santa Fe
Fort Worth
Denver
Childress
Ace Pampans
Lake McClellan
Panhandle
Fred Thompson
Thompson Hardware
Kiwanis International
George Cree
Cree and
Hoover
H. C. Wilson
Harvester
Wilson Drug Stores
Steve Matthews
Cabot Company
Ural
Detroit
Mich
L. L. Sone