Watkins | |
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  Watkins Location in Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°59′25″N101°56′18″W / 29.99027780°N 101.93833330°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Terrell |
| Elevation | 1,739 ft (530 m) |
Watkins is a ghost town in Terrell County, Texas, United States. [1]
Watkins | |
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| Watkins Location in Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°59′25″N101°56′18″W / 29.99027780°N 101.93833330°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Terrell |
| Elevation | 1,739 ft (530 m) |
Watkins is a ghost town in Terrell County, Texas, United States. [1]
The area was inhabited by Native American c. 6,000 years ago. The area was later established in 1882 at a station of the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway. It is also situated near Thurston Canyon. The settlement was named for a local roadmaster who built some railways for Terrell County. In 1934, the Buffalo Bayou Railway was acquired by Texas and New Orleans Railroad, who straigtened the track to bypass Watkins. [2] [3]
Terrell County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760, making it the seventh-least populous county in Texas, and the 37th-least populous county in the nation. Its county seat is the census-designated place of Sanderson; no incorporated municipalities are in the county. The county was named for Alexander W. Terrell, a Texas state senator. Terrell County is one of the nine counties in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. It is the setting for Cormac McCarthy's novel No Country for Old Men, and the Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the same name.
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Alexander Watkins Terrell was an American lawyer, judge, planter, Confederate officer, and diplomat. He served as the U. S. Envoy to the Ottoman Empire and a Confederate military officer. He helped pass influential legislation including the Terrell Election Law, served as president of the Texas State Historical Association and on the board of regents for the University of Texas.
William J. Hutchins was a businessman and a Mayor of Houston.
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Brays Bayou is a slow-moving river in Harris County, Texas. A major tributary of Buffalo Bayou, the Brays flows for 31 miles (50 km) from the western edge of the county, south of Barker Reservoir along the border with Fort Bend County, east to its convergence with the Buffalo at Harrisburg. Nearly all of the river is located within the city of Houston; it is a defining geographic feature of many neighborhoods and districts, including Meyerland, Braeswood Place, the Texas Medical Center, and Riverside Terrace.
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