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Fran:
I couldn't resist:

Frannie, WY



Frannie (pop. 168 today) was supposedly named for Frannie Morris, the little girl of a man who ran a post office nearby.  Like so many other towns in Wyoming, the little town of Frannie seems almost timeless.  Other than the modern cars, it looks much as it might have eighty years ago.

jpwagoneer1964:
Elm Creek, Tx

ELM CREEK (McCulloch County). Elm Creek is formed by the confluence of Big Elm and Little Elm creeks a mile southwest of Fife in north central McCulloch County (at 31°23' N, 99°23' W). Big Elm Creek in turn has west and east forks. Its west fork rises four miles southeast of Pear Valley (at 31°16' N, 99°28' W) and runs north for eight miles to its confluence with the East Fork of Big Elm Creek (at 31°21' N, 99°27' W). Its east fork rises in Cottonwood Canyon in the Brady Mountains (at 31°16' N, 99°25' W) and runs north for nine miles to join the west fork. From that point Big Elm Creek continues northeast for six miles to join Little Elm Creek. Little Elm Creek rises a mile southeast of Lohn (at 31°19' N, 99°24' W) and runs north for 7½ miles. From the confluence of Big and Little Elm creeks, Elm Creek proper runs northeast for five miles to its mouth on the Colorado River, two miles northeast of Fife (at 31°25' N, 99°20' W). The local terrain is flat to rolling with local shallow depressions, surfaced by clay and sandy loams that support water-tolerant hardwoods, conifers, and grasses.

Mark

MaineWriter:
Kopperl, TX

Named to honor Moritz Kopperl, director of the Santa Fe Railroad, the town shares a railroad history with other Bosque County towns. The history of Kopperl is not unlike hundreds of other Texas towns whose fortunes rose and fell at the whim of railroads and cotton prises - but it did have the good fortune to be the boyhood home of singer/ songwriter Steve Fromholz who used Kopperl as the backdrop for his song "Texas Trilogy" in 1969.

In turn, Fromholz' song inspired author Craig D. Hillis and photographer Bruce F. Jordon to extend the lyrics into a book using the same title as Fromholz' song. Texas Trilogy: Life in a Small Texas Town was published by UT Press in 2002. Despite the title, the book includes other towns in Bosque County and serves not only as a readable history, but also a cultural geography and sociological study of the entire region. Jordan's photos are suplimented by vintage photographs and the book should be an excellent model for other Texas towns who want to preserve their heritage beyond the standard dry text and dull photos of most histories.

Leslie

memento:
Latex, Texas

Latex is a rural community in Harrison County, Texas located about 15 miles northeast of the county seat, Marshall. The community's name was derived, not from the rubber product, but from the names of the states of Texas and Louisiana (it is located near the border of the two states).

Meryl:
Gee, this is a big day for SIDE TRIPS---

As I updated the Answers List, I discovered that Edinburg, TX, was played back on Page 25 by Leslie, and I did not catch Mark's repeat.

So, Leslie, the next time you post, go ahead and take a SIDE TRIP!  8)

Meanwhile, if someone wants to play before Leslie appears, go ahead with the letter "X".

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