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Refugio (/ r ɪ f ˈ jʊər. i. oʊ / rif-YOOR-ee-oh) [5] is a town in Refugio County, of which it is the county seat, in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,712 as of the 2020 Census. [6] Refugio is the birthplace of Baseball Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan.
Commercial gas was first discovered near the town of Refugio in 1920. [14] Oil was first discovered near Refugio in 1928. [14] The Refugio oil and gas field had produced 32 million barrels and 271 billion cubic feet of gas by the end of 1937. [15] A major oil field was discovered at Greta in 1933. [14]
Woodsboro is located in southwestern Refugio County, five miles southwest of the city of Refugio at the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 (Future Interstate 69E) and Farm to Market Road 2441. The town began as part of a land development project organized in 1906 by W. C. Johnson and George P. Pugh, experienced developers from Danville, Illinois ...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Refugio County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Refugio County, Texas. There are five properties listed on the National Register in the county. One property is also a Recorded Texas Historic ...
Water tower in Tivoli, Texas, viewed from west. Tivoli is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Refugio County, Texas, United States. It takes its name from the town of Tivoli in the Lazio region of central Italy. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census with a population of 479. [1]
But after an 1875 Hurricane, and a buildup of wreckage in Copano Bay due to shallow reefs, the lines no longer stopped at the town. [2] St. Mary's was named as the county seat of Refugio County in the 1869 Texas Constitution, but lost the designation to the growing port of Rockport in 1871. [3]
The Refugio County Courthouse, at 808 Commerce in Refugio, Texas, is a courthouse which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1] It was built in 1917 in a Mission style design by architect Atlee B. Ayres. It was greatly enlarged and renovated in 1951 into a Moderne style design by Irving H. Dunbar. [2]
Refugio, Texas, a town in Refugio County; Refugio State Beach, near Santa Barbara, California; Refugio Canyon, a region near Santa Barbara, California; Refugio Creek, a river running along Refugio Valley from the hills of western Contra Costa County, California; Other: Refugio, a 2003 album by Apocalypse; Refugio, a 2009 sculpture by Jan Hendrix