. History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas northwest edition. wns. The largest is Merkel, on the Texas ,\Pacific west of Abilene, with a population in 1910 or 2,008. Other towns on the Texas & Pacific are Trent. Ive and Elmdalc. Mong FORT WORTH AND THE TEXAS NORTHWEST 845 the line of the Abilene & Southern are located Tuscola, also a junc-tion point for that road and the Pecos & Northern Texas, Ovalo,Guio, Iberis and Bradshaw. On the line of the Pecos & NorthernTexas are Buffalo Gap, the oldest town in the county, and other stations are Blair, Lawn and View. Some of the rural villages areHam
. History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas northwest edition. wns. The largest is Merkel, on the Texas ,\Pacific west of Abilene, with a population in 1910 or 2,008. Other towns on the Texas & Pacific are Trent. Ive and Elmdalc. Mong FORT WORTH AND THE TEXAS NORTHWEST 845 the line of the Abilene & Southern are located Tuscola, also a junc-tion point for that road and the Pecos & Northern Texas, Ovalo,Guio, Iberis and Bradshaw. On the line of the Pecos & NorthernTexas are Buffalo Gap, the oldest town in the county, and other stations are Blair, Lawn and View. Some of the rural villages areHamby, Potosi, Moro and Inkum. Abilene The city of Abilene has for thirty years been an important centerof trade and has become known because of its educational and churchadvantages, its railroads, its large local and wholesale business, andits excellent municipal improvements. Founded when the Texas &Pacific Railroad was built, its population in 1890 was 3,194; in 1900,3,411 ; and in 1910, 9,204, so that at the present time more than a third. Girls Industrial School, Simmons College. Abilene of the countys population live in the chief city. A visitor at Abilenein May, 1881, described the town as follows: Three months agoSimpsons ranch was the only house in this country where the wearycowboy could find shelter. Not a tent had been stretched, and noth-ing but the bark of the prairie dog and the lowing cattle disturbed thestillness. Now a city of 1,500 people adorns the broad level are wholesale and retail stores, commission houses, hotels,churches and schools, a fine water supply, and this is a distributingand trading point for Buffalo Gap, Phantom Hill, Fort Concho, andother Government posts. The railroad depot was found to be inade-quate to hold the goods brought for shipment and tents had to bestretched to shelter them. This is a cattle shipping point, but thefarmers are already beginning to encroach. Since 1888 Abilene has been the county seat. It has recently bee
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