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MaineWriter:
Ratcliff, TX

The town came into being with the arrival of a wagon train from Georgia in 1875. Jesse H. Ratcliff, built a sawmill here in the mid 1880s. The post office opened in 1889 and named in Ratcliff's honor. Ratcliff sold his mill in 1901 to the Central Coal and Coke Company. This new operation evolved into a huge lumber operation known by the four Cs in it's name - The Four C Mill.

The population swelled to 5,000 people and Ratcliff was spared the fate of many East Texas towns because of the size of the milling operations. But as the forests were cut, the writing was on the wall for Ratcliff. By 1920 almost all of the trees had been cut. The town declined until a reforestation project was launched in the 1930s. Davy Crockett National Forest was established and the Ratcliff Recreation Area opened.

Ratcliff has two Texas historical markers: one for the town and another for the Four C Mill.


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moremojo:
Fort Stockton, Texas

--county seat of Pecos County. Gateway for most travellers to Big Bend National Park.

jpwagoneer1964:
North Escobares, Tx

 of 2000, there were 1,692 people, 412 households, and 390 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 246.5/km² (638.3/mi²). There were 505 housing units at an average density of 73.6/km² (190.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.47% White, 0.06% African American, 0.12% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 94.44% of the population.

There were 412 households out of which 72.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.3% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.11 and the average family size was 4.26.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 46.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 10.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $15,958, and the median income for a family was $16,750. Males had a median income of $16,071 versus $6,250 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $4,562. About 59.7% of families and 61.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 67.1% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

memento:
Snook, TX

Click on the plate for a video on YouTube about Chicken Fried Bacon in Snook Texas.

moremojo:
Kimbro, Texas

--tiny community in eastern Travis County. Here is a little blurb on the place's history I found online:

Originally named Cottonwood, the town was named after Lemuel Kimbro, who had recieved the land in a grant awarded in the 1830s. A post office was established in 1901 and discontinued the following year. In 1907 Kimbro had a school with thirty-nine students which was eventually consolidated with other neighboring schools to form the Manda common school district. Kimbro had a population of twenty-five in the 1930s and has stayed at 50 for the last 50 years.

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