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Gray's New Map of Cisco, Eastland Co., Texas, 1885. Cisco, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 and Interstate 20 in northwestern Eastland County, traces its history back to 1878 or 1879, when Rev. C. G. Stevens arrived in the area, established a post office and a church, and called the frontier settlement "Red Gap". About six families were ...
The brothers are sons of Myrtle and Gwyn Voy Wilks (went by his middle name) of Cisco in Eastland County, east of Abilene, Texas.When the brothers were born, their father worked as a bricklayer and the family was destitute; the brothers once slept in a goat shed.
During the American Civil War, Breaux Bridge was the site of an engagement known as the "Battle of Breaux Bridge." According to Andrew B. Booth’s 1920 "Index to Battles, Campaigns, Engagements, Etc., Fought Within the Limits of the State of Louisiana, 1861–1865," military actions took place at Breaux Bridge on April 17 and April 21, 1863. [7]
In 1988, construction began on the Veterans Memorial Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge. This bridge runs parallel to the Rainbow Bridge, and was dedicated on September 8, 1990. [6] With a vertical clearance of 143 feet (44 m), the bridge is somewhat shorter than its neighbor and has 640-foot-long (200 m) main span . [7] [8]
Eggs deliver protein, especially for breakfast. As egg prices rise, dietitians share foods with more protein than an egg, including beans, tofu and chicken.
Hailing from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, Melanson was a drifter and con artist who spent a majority of his life in various prisons. Some of his earliest offenses include burglaries and rapes in Orange and Jefferson County, Texas, for the latter of which he was given 12 years imprisonment, but served only half of it. He allegedly killed an inmate ...
In 1919, Conrad Hilton purchased the hotel for $40,000, the first hotel he ever purchased. Hilton emphasized minimum cost and maximum comfort, a philosophy he summed up with the word "minimax." In 1929, Hilton sold the hotel. During the Depression, the hotel fell into disrepair. In 1956, it was used as a senior citizens home.
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Cisco, Texas. Pages in category "People from Cisco, Texas" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.