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Howard County was formed from Bexar County on
August 21, 1876, and named for Volney Erskine Howard, a United
States congressman from Texas in the 1840s and 1850s. It was
attached to Mitchell County in 1881 for legal administration, then
organized in 1882. Big Spring was designated as county seat. |
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Construction of the Texas and Pacific Railway in
1881 benefited Howard County and particularly Big Spring, where a
railroad-maintenance shop provided a stable payroll. The arrival of
the railroad also spurred the growth of Big Spring into a major
trading center. |
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During the 1880s and 1890s the population grew
rapidly. In 1880 the entire county had a population of only fifty;
by 1900 the number of residents had increased to 2,525. Among the
county's notable residents in its early years was Harvey Wallace
Caylor, who in 1893 moved to Big Spring, where he painted portraits
and western scenes and wrote for western magazines. |
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Big Spring
Coahoma
Elbow
Forsan
Knott
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Lomax
Luther
Sand Springs
Vealmoor
Vincent |
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