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Terlingua (/ t ər ˈ l ɪ ŋ ɡ w ə / tər-LING-gwə) is a mining district and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Brewster County, Texas, United States. It is located near the Rio Grande and the villages of Lajitas and Study Butte, Texas , as well as the Mexican state of Chihuahua .
Terlingua (February 7, 1976 – April 29, 2008) was an American thoroughbred bred in Kentucky by Tom Gentry. She was a chestnut filly from the second crop of Triple Crown winner Secretariat . Terlingua was out of a Crimson Satan mare, Crimson Saint, who was a graded stakes winner as well as a very successful broodmare.
Terlingua Common School District (TCSD) is a public school district based in unincorporated Brewster County, in the U.S. state of Texas. Its only school, Big Bend High School , is located adjacent to the Study Butte census-designated place , and with a Terlingua postal address.
Terlingua Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a tributary of the Rio Grande. See also. List of rivers of Texas; List of tributaries of the Rio Grande;
From the turn of the 20th century through World War II, the Terlingua Mining District, west of the Chisos Mountains, was a boom town due to the extraction of cinnabar, a mercury ore. Silver and lead from mines on the Mexican side of the river in the Boquillas area were shipped north, as were candelilla wax produced at factories at Glenn Spring ...
Arick Village is the unofficial name of a portion of the Terlingua Ranch unincorporated community [1] located in Brewster County, Texas, United States. Arick Village is located east of Highway 118, and west of 9-Point Mesa (outside of Terlingua). Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park are located nearby.