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The early history of Wichita Falls well into the 20th century also rests on the work of two entrepreneurs, Joseph A. Kemp [16] and his brother-in-law, Frank Kell. Kemp and Kell were pioneers in food processing and retailing, flour milling, railroads, cattle, banking, and oil. [17] Downtown Wichita Falls was the city's main shopping area for ...
Jonnie R. Morgan, The History of Wichita Falls (Wichita Falls, 1931) Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Wichita Falls" , Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State , American Guide Series , New York: Hastings House, hdl : 2027/mdp.39015002677667 – via HathiTrust {{ citation }} : CS1 maint: ref duplicates default ( link )
Wichita County (/ ˈ w ɪ tʃ ɪ t ɔː / WITCH-ih-taw) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 129,350. [1] The county seat is Wichita Falls. [2] The county was created in 1858 and organized in 1882. [3] Wichita County is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, TX metropolitan statistical area.
The Wichita Falls location officially became a Dillard’s Aug. 31, 1971. It didn’t last long. Oilman Louis Sikes began planning in the 1960s for an enclosed shopping mall west of his mansion on ...
In 1896, Kell moved from Bosque County in Central Texas to Wichita Falls. Prior to the construction of The Kell House, the family lived in another residence on Scott Street. Kell purchased the land on the bluff overlooking downtown Wichita Falls, hence the address of 900 Bluff Street. Kell's sister-in-law was the contractor on the Victorian ...
With the closure of the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum across town in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Museum of North Texas History agreed to take responsibility for that collection. [5] The Museum inventoried the collection in place, and expected to finish by the end of 2021. [5]
A Texas pizzeria is being celebrated for how it handled its tip jar being stolen. On Dec. 28, Stone Oven Pizza, a restaurant in Wichita Falls, Texas, posted on Facebook about an incident that took ...
Prior to closure, [1] the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum was a railroad museum in Wichita Falls, Texas. It was founded in 1980 to establish a museum of railroad, streetcar, and pioneer history. [2] Starting its existence in the town's historic Depot Square, it changed locations over time, but had since 1992 been located back in Depot Square. [2]