Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas:
1. Port Arthur to El Paso : 889 miles. Port Arthur to Chicago: 770 miles
2. Brownsville to Texline (north of Amarillo): 956 miles. Texline to Canada: 960 miles
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos, Tx July 4, 1883.
1. Port Arthur to El Paso : 889 miles. Port Arthur to Chicago: 770 miles
2. Brownsville to Texline (north of Amarillo): 956 miles. Texline to Canada: 960 miles
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos, Tx July 4, 1883.
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water. Destroyed by Hurricane Ike - 2008!
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston, Texas .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America.
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America 's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston, Texas .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America.
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America 's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in US history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island.
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was " Houston ," but the Space Center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.
12. The King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island.
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US rainfall record of 43" in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the US by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the US Flag, and Texas may choose to divide into 5 states.
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was " Houston ," but the Space Center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.
12. The King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island.
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US rainfall record of 43" in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the US by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the US Flag, and Texas may choose to divide into 5 states.
15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500 years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington-on-the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin .
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington-on-the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin .
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the US which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington , DC (by 7 feet).
20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the world and it is taller than the Washington Monument .
21. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning "friends". Tejas is NOT Spanish for Texas .
22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo. An interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.
20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the world and it is taller than the Washington Monument .
21. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning "friends". Tejas is NOT Spanish for Texas .
22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo. An interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.
23. The first domed stadium in the US was the Astrodome in Houston.
Memo:
We've been to the Astrodome many times, it really is a sight to see. Our high school football team was in the playoffs in the 1980's and our daughter was in the drill team at that time. She marched on that field at half time, we were all so excited.
24. The Beck family ranch land grant is one days ride by horse (25 miles) in each direction from the headquarters.
25. The name of the XIT ranch in Dalhart Texas stands for "ten in texas". That means 10 counties in Texas!
Memo:
We've been to the Astrodome many times, it really is a sight to see. Our high school football team was in the playoffs in the 1980's and our daughter was in the drill team at that time. She marched on that field at half time, we were all so excited.
24. The Beck family ranch land grant is one days ride by horse (25 miles) in each direction from the headquarters.
25. The name of the XIT ranch in Dalhart Texas stands for "ten in texas". That means 10 counties in Texas!
Linking with Deb at Breathing In Grace for . . .
. . . Friday Foto Friends
The stars at night are big and bright,
deep in the heart of Texas!!
Until Next Time
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ReplyDeleteSo interesting...some of our relatives moved to Texas from Georgia. They live in the Waco area and one of my Tankersley relatives moved there and Tankersley Texas is named for our family.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting facts Mary. Years ago when my daughter was living in El Paso we visited her and her then husband as both were in the service at the time. We drove from El Paso to Lubbock to visit his family. It was a long, long ride and a lot of plain fields. We also spent time visiting Mexico as the border was so close to El Paso. Thanks for sharing your state with us. Have a day of blessings my friend.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's why I love my native state! LoL
ReplyDeleteThat oak tree is AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't know most of that! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting! I didn't know any of those facts! That 1500 years-old oak tree is amazing! Wow!
ReplyDeleteThat live Oak tree seems to have captured all our attention..
ReplyDeleteInteresting facts!
Wow! That is really interesting stuff!! I didn't know any of that...interesting about the armadillo always having 4 babies! I sure didn't know that. WE have lots of those here in Florida, maybe that's why there are so many!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteI loved learning all these things about Texas! I knew about Galveston.. horrible storm. That tree is amazing!
ReplyDeleteLots of interesting things! Good photo's.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend. Mary!
So interesting...that oak tree is absolutely amazing. But, you didn't tell the mileage from Mary's house to Deb's!! ;-) Thanks for sharing and linking up. HOPE all is well in your neck of the woods. (I'd appreciate prayers for my Mom...and me...as her ALZ/dementia has gotten worse since her pacemaker replacement in December...they used Valium to kinda "put her out" and meds like that always mess with her mind....:'(
ReplyDeleteDo not forget to add the HUGE tornado that hit Wichita falls ...It caused over $400 million in damage, making it the most expensive US tornado on record until the Moore, OK tornado on May 3, 1999
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