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Lubbock State School opens. [1] Texas Tech University School of Medicine [8] and Lubbock Civic Ballet [1] established. Preston Smith of Lubbock becomes Governor of Texas. [8] 1970 May 11: 1970 Lubbock tornado. [21] Population: 149,101. [17] 1977 - Lubbock Memorial Civic Center built. 1978 - May 19 Bombing at Faith Club Alcoholics Anonymous.
Lubbock County was founded in 1876. It was named after Thomas Saltus Lubbock, former Texas Ranger and brother of Francis Lubbock, governor of Texas during the Civil War. [14] As early as 1884, a U.S. post office existed in Yellow House Canyon. A small town, known as Old Lubbock, Lubbock, or North Town, was established about three miles to the east.
Tubbs–Carlisle House or Tubbs House or Tubbs/Revier House is an historic house in Lubbock, Texas.It is a memorial to the perspicacity, work ethic and dedication of the Pioneers who tamed, settled and developed the last frontier known as 'The Great American Desert', referred to generally as The Great Plains of the United States and Canada.
The Lubbock metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the South Plains region of West Texas, United States, that covers three counties – Crosby, Lubbock, and Lynn. As of the 2010 census , the Lubbock MSA had a population of 290,805, though a 2019 estimate placed the population at 322,257, [ 2 ] which ranks it the 157th ...
National Register of Historic Places in Lubbock, Texas (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "History of Lubbock, Texas" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 census placed the population at 310,639. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Lubbock. [2] The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. [3] It is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock, [4] a Confederate colonel and Texas Ranger (some sources give his first name as ...
Location of Lubbock County in Texas. List of NRHP-registered historic places in Lubbock County, Texas. This list is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lubbock County, Texas.
Lubbock Lake Landmark, also known as Lubbock Lake Site, is an important archeological site and natural history preserve in the city of Lubbock, Texas, United States. The protected state and federal landmark is 336 acres (136 ha). There is evidence of ancient people and extinct animals at Lubbock Lake Landmark.