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Re: ROAD TRIP: A New BBM Game
« Reply #920 on: January 05, 2007, 12:59:19 pm »
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Re: ROAD TRIP: A New BBM Game
« Reply #921 on: January 05, 2007, 01:10:24 pm »
Xala, Mexico

Latitude   19.7625   
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Lat (DMS)   19° 45' 45N   Long (DMS)   98° 39' 0W   
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Re: ROAD TRIP: A New BBM Game
« Reply #922 on: January 05, 2007, 01:12:53 pm »
Aubrey, Tx

AUBREY, TEXAS. Aubrey is in the Cross Timbersqv region twelve miles northeast of Denton and forty miles north of Dallas in northeastern Denton County. The site was originally named Onega (Ornega, Ornego) when the Texas and Pacific Railway built a section house there in 1881. The same year the name Aubrey was drawn from a hat to replace the name Onega, which was not popular, and a charter for a post office, to be operated in the railroad depot, was granted. Although the Key Schoolhouse settlement, established in 1858 by Dr. George Key, was only about a mile from what became the downtown part of Aubrey, Lemual Noah Edwards, a Civil Warqv veteran from Alabama, is given credit for founding the town. He built the town's second house, a large, imposing, two-story structure, of lumber hauled from Jefferson in 1867. After the first businesses, east of the railroad tracks, burned in 1887, the town was rebuilt west of the tracks, partially on land donated by Edwards. He also helped the town grow by giving each of his ten children land on which to build a home as a wedding present. By 1920 Aubrey had more than thirty businesses and a population of 700. The automobile, the boll weevil,qv and the Great Depressionqv contributed to the decline of the population over the next several years. By the 1980s peanuts had replaced cotton as the number-one crop; an annual average of 3,000 tons is processed in the local drying plant. The sandy, fertile land and the moderate climate have attracted many horse ranchers to the area, which, according to some, is becoming the "horse capital" of Texas. Other farm products include cattle, hay, fruits, and vegetables. A number of cabinet shops are also located in the area. In 1980 Aubrey had a population of 948. In 1986 Ray Roberts Dam was completed nearby on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. In 1990 Aubrey had a population of 1,138. By 2000 the population was 1,500.
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Re: ROAD TRIP: A New BBM Game
« Reply #923 on: January 05, 2007, 03:00:39 pm »
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Re: ROAD TRIP: A New BBM Game
« Reply #924 on: January 05, 2007, 03:31:42 pm »
Olga, TX

Olga was near the Coke county line in Nolan County. There is no record available how the town came to have such a Russian-sounding name. The community was abandoned by 1940.

The first postmistress had the pioneer-sounding name of Annie Parker and apparently liked to link events with holidays. The town's post office opened on Columbus Day, 1892, and was moved to Blackwell on Halloween, 1910.

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Re: ROAD TRIP: A New BBM Game
« Reply #925 on: January 05, 2007, 06:24:23 pm »
Argyle, Tx

ARGYLE, TEXAS. Argyle is on U.S. Highway 377 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad six miles southwest of Denton in southwestern Denton County. Between 1850 and 1867 fourteen families settled in the area under the auspices of the Peters colony,qv and in the 1850s twenty-nine families settled on vacant or unclaimed land in the area. At that time the place was known as Pilot Knob or Waintown. Early settlers raised cattle on the open ranges nearby. The first post office in the area was near Pilot Knob, where Emily Wilson was appointed postmistress in 1878. She had the post office in her log cabin, two miles east of the site of future Argyle, where a stagecoach delivered the mail. The first school in the area was in Graham, one-half mile to the north, in 1875. In 1876, the Graham Baptist Church, the first formal church in the area, was organized in the school. Previously, a ten-day revival had been held every fall at John Wells Campground, two miles west of Argyle.

The Texas and Pacific built its track through the area in 1881. Argyle was founded on November 7, 1881, when James Morrill was given the authority to build and maintain a depot, switches, and side tracks there. The community was named Argyle by a railroad surveyor, after a garden in France. In 1881 the post office was moved from Pilot Knob to Argyle. Mail was delivered by the railroad four times daily. By the late 1880s Argyle had two rural mail routes, each thirty miles long, which took a full day to ride. New cash crops, such as wheat and oats, were grown to ship on the railroad, and hogs and sheep were raised. In 1888 the Argyle State Bank was established. By 1890 Argyle had a population of 148 and several businesses, including two steam gristmills, a cotton gin, two general stores, a hotel, and a hardware store. In 1895 a fire started in a dry goods store and destroyed the entire business section, but it was rebuilt by the early twentieth century.

Denton County was divided into seventy-three school districts in 1884, and Argyle received its own district. It had nine grades; any student wishing more education had to attend school in Denton. In 1885 Argyle built a two-story brick school, and by 1891 the Argyle district was the fifth largest in the county, with 107 students. The town reached a population of 238 and five businesses in 1930. By the mid-1930s Argyle had electric service, and telephones were available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday through a switchboard operator. The cotton gin burned in 1930 and was never rebuilt, and area farmers started growing peanuts instead of cotton.

After the population peaked in the 1930s, the community began to decline. It reached a low of ninety in 1950. Local soils were depleted. As opportunities to work in Dallas-Fort Worth industries and war factories increased during World War II,qv young farmers moved from the country to the city. By the 1960s the population rose slightly, to 125. Argyle voted to incorporate on September 19, 1960, and did so in 1962. M. H. Wilson was elected the first mayor. The next year the Argyle Volunteer Fire Department was founded. Argyle's newspaper, the Quad Town News, was published that decade. In the 1970s more businesses were located in Argyle, including two grocery stores, several service stations and garages, beauty shops, a leather and shoe-repair shop, and a cafe and bakery. The railroad depot was moved in the 1970s, when the old section house was being used for Sunday school classes, but the railroad was still shipping agricultural products and manufactured goods. In the next two decades Argyle grew considerably as big-city residents moved to a country atmosphere. In 1990 it had a population of 1,575, which grew to 2,365 in 2000. That year Argyle's one manufacturing establishment made wooden cabinets.
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Re: ROAD TRIP: A New BBM Game
« Reply #926 on: January 06, 2007, 12:21:01 pm »
Eagle Flat, Texas
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Re: ROAD TRIP: A New BBM Game
« Reply #927 on: January 06, 2007, 12:46:59 pm »
Telegraph, TX

Telegraph came into being sometime before 1900 - the year a post office opened. The name comes from the telegraph that connected the string of military installations - or the telegraph poles that were cut nearby.

The natural setting made it a popular hunting and fishing destination although the year-round population remained at only 25 people from the mid-1920s through the 1960s. A poulation boom in the mid 1960 swelled the population to 56 - but by 1970 it was back to only 31. By the 1990s there were reportedly only three people living in the town.

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Re: ROAD TRIP: A New BBM Game
« Reply #928 on: January 06, 2007, 12:56:22 pm »
Hickory Creek, Tx

Hickory Creek encompasses 15 square miles, the largest landmass of the Lake Cities. With its rolling hills and Lewisville Lake shoreline, its population of 2,100 resides on family farms, ranches and in several subdivisions.

In the last several years, the availability of residential housing has grown. The most recent growth added the subdivisions of Shore Haven, Lakeview, and Glenview.

Commercial development has also exploded in the sleepy town of Hickory Creek. Hickory Creek is home to Rave Motion Pictures, Wal-Mart, McDonalds/Chevron, Sherwin Williams, Children’s Lighthouse, Primrose School, and Marine Quest.  Hickory Creek’s growth is continuing with retail development along FM 2181 and the I-35 corridor.

A volunteer Parks Board has worked diligently throughout the years to develop several parks within the town. In 1998 the dream of many Hickory Creek residents came true when Tanglewood Park was equipped with playground equipment, benches and tables. Point Vista Park, another city-leased U.S. Army Corps Park, along with Arrowhead Park, are equipped with boat ramps.

Hickory Creek is a general law city governed by a Mayor and five council members. The town has created a new Town Administrator position, which also serves as the Chief of Police. The town maintains a police department, community development department and a public works department. The Lake Cities Fire Department provides fire protection.
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Re: ROAD TRIP: A New BBM Game
« Reply #929 on: January 06, 2007, 02:36:48 pm »
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