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Longtime Nixon water well driller Mike Thierry told stories
A. R. Thierry known as Mike Thierry in Nixon is celebrated as a lifelong water well driller. He built his own rig from junk parts, drilled deep and shallow wells across South Texas from Dilley to Cuero and Seguin, and contributed to the region’s indoor plumbing boom.
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Nixon
A. R. Thierry
Mike Thierry
Albert Ralph Thierry
South Texas
Dilley-Charlotte
Cuero
Seguin
Rufus Schnitz
Leesville
Thierry
California
Ren
Brazos River
Rosenberg
Pleasanton
Edna »Hyden
Ray
Louisiana
Curtis
Australia
Charlotte
Sinclair Oil Company
Depo
Corpus Christi
Tom Manford
Manford
Edna Thierry
Kenedy
Nixon-Smiley
Thierrys
Washateria
A. R