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Texas
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MIDLAND COUNTY,
TEXAS
31° 53' 24"
N, 102° 1' 12" W (31.89, -102.02)
Population: 162,565 est. (2016) 136,872 (2010)
Total area: 902 square miles (2,340 km2)
900 square miles (2,300 km2) land
1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) water |
Midland County
History
(From Historical
Marker on Courthouse Square)
Midland County
(Created and organized, March 1885)
First known as the junction of many trails and site of the last
Comanche raid into Texas.
In 1881 the Texas and Pacific Railroad was built; equi-distant between
El Paso
and Fort Worth,
this became known as Midland. First settler was a sheepman in 1882.
Cattlemen came with Herefords in 1888. Water wells and windmills
lured small farmers.
Became headquarters for 1928 Permian Basin oil discovery. In 1945
its first well came in.
The "Midland Man", oldest skeletal remains in North America (18,500
B.C.), was found in 1954.
(1965)
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Midland
County Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, hotels,
and forum.
County Seat -
Midland
Book Hotel Here -
Midland Hotels |
Midland County
Vintage Maps
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From 1907 Texas
state map #2090 showing Midland County
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
From
1920 Texas state map #10749 showing Midland County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
From
1940 Texas state map #4335 showing Midland County
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
| Midland
County Historical Marker |
| Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history and vintage/historic
photos, please contact
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