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VEGA, TEXAS
Oldham
County Seat, Texas Panhandle
35°14'44"N 102°25'30"W (35.245547, -102.425112)
I-40 (Old Route 66)
and U.S. Hwy 385
About 30 miles W of Amarillo
code 79092
Area code 806
Population: 924 est. (2019)
884 (2010) 936 (2000) 840 (1990)
County Population: 2,052 (2010)
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Vega is Spanish
for Meadow.
Oldham is English for Jamon Viejo. |
History in
a Pecan Shell
The Vegans (all
223 of them at the time) fought for five years to get the county seat
moved from Tascosa.
While early settlers chose a place next to the Canadian
River, Vegans felt a railroad was more of what they needed. A
special election was held in 1915 and Vega became the new county seat.
The Oldham Hotel served as the courthouse until a new one could be
built. It is not reported if bellhops doubled as baliffs. A downtown
fire in 1931 leveled 6 downtown buildings. |
Route
66
Photo courtesy Jimmy Dobson, August 2017 |
Magnolia
Petroleum Company
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, March, 2008 |
Route
66 - The 1924 Magnolia Service Station
Photo courtesy Jimmy Dobson, August 2017 |
The 1960's Hickory
Cafe Vintage Sign
Photo courtesy Jimmy Dobson, August 2017 |
"Vega Public
School"
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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