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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1990
Page
8
Green explains Terlingua’s origins from California Hill to Terlingua Creek and its growth with Chisos Mining. The article notes the name's uncertain origin, early arrivals in 1906, and the 1946 mine closure. It also covers W P Soash’s plans for a metropolis near Soash, Texas, his land sales drive, a drought, and eventual asset selloff.
Shatter Lake in Andrewson was the first county town and fell to drought in 1917. Peathing and Stiles in Reagan County rose around the turn of the century with a 1925 courthouse later abandoned. Texan in Reagan County began as an oil camp in 1923 but abandoned in 1962. 3 Castoron in Big Bend National Park preserves ruins from the early 20th century.
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