Texas place names /

"Was Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the name does honor the town's original claim to fame: a gasoline-powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris, France? Yes: Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site, thought it would be an improvement o...

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Main Authors: Callary, Edward (Author), Callary, Jean K. (Author)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020
Edition:First edition.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central