Texas Almanac, 1947-1948 Page: 470

                                
470                      TEXAS ALMANAC -1947-1948

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In eastern part Panhandle About 30 per cent,
ung in north and northwest parts, is on letel
High Plains, 60 per cent in central and southern
parts rolling and broken, about 10 per cent deep
sands in east part, High Plains and deep sands
largely cultivated, broken part devoted to Il.e-
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plains of eastern Panhandle   Drained by North
Fork of Red River Created from Bexar Territory
1876, organized 1902, named for Peter W   Gray,
attorney and scholar who was member of First
State Legislature. 1846 Alt 2,800-3,250 ft , ann
rainfall 20 86 in , mean ann temp 58. Growing
season, 200 days
Resources Dark chocolate to light and dark
sandy soils Cottonwood, willow, mesquite alonRg
streams and in projects Oil production 14,180 71
bbls, large production of natural gas   Caliche,
drilling clay One of principal oil and gas counties
Crops   1,830,297 bu  wheat, grain sorghums,
barley, cotton, alfalfa, watermelons and other
fruit and truck marketed Apple industry bringing
new income
Livestock  Beef cattle, dairying, hogs, horses
main source of income. This is an oil, wheat and
beef cattle country
McClellan Lake and Recreation Park afford
fishing, bathing, camping facilities
Area sq mi. .       937 Incomre    . $25,073 000
Population ..    27,000 Cropland (a) I   144,029
Pop sq mi ..       28 8 Bank dep ...$17,214,000
Tax value  . $29,494,439 Retail sales 818,703,000
Total value. $58,988,878 Auto reg  ..      9,383
Pampa (16,500), county seat, shipping point for
wide area, oil center, with refineries, carbon
black plants, oil machinery, thirty-three oil field
supply houses and headquarters for 77 oil com-
panies, also grain elevators, gins, other industries
Home of Top 0' Texas Rodeo and Horse Show
Rapid growth in recent years McLean (1,489) is
trading center in farming and ranching country in
south part Lefors (809) is market center for oil,
gas and cattle area
*GRAYSON COUNTY
Southern 60 per cent on rolling Blackland Prai-
ries of North Texas, draining into Trinity Basin;
northern 40 per cent in Post Oak Belt, draining
into Red River Created and organized in 1846
from Fannin County Named for Peter W      Gray-
son, Attorney General in President Burnet's Cabi-
net 1836 Alt 650-800 ft , ann rainfall 37 55 in,
mean ann temp 64 2 Growing season, 238 days
Resources Soils vary from alluvial in bottoms
to black waxy and clays, some sandy on northern
fringe  Ash, hickory, walnut, post oak, pecan,
elm, bois d'arc. Small oil production, cement
materials, brick clay, silica
Crops   Value crops over $7,000,000 annually;
14,440 bales cotton, 1,414,861 bu   corn, oats,
wheat, peanuts, hay, sweet potatoes, pecans and
other fruit and truck for market.

Livestock. Beef cattle, hogs, poultry, sheep and
dairying Milk production 6,688.077 gals Dairying
important industry, with milk-processing plants
affording markets Some sheep.
Lake Texoma (fifth largest artificial lake in
U S.) created by building Demnison Dam. One of
Southwest's great recreational spots, developed by
Department Interior and National Park Service
Denison Dam and Reservoir Project cost $54,000.-
000, world's largest earthen roll fill dam, length
main dam 15,350 feet, height 165 feet Reservoir
inundates 220 square miles in Telas and Okla-
homa at spillway crest Built by U S Army Engi-
neers for power, flood control, irrigation Historic
Fort Preston and Glen Eden, home of Col Holland
Coffee, near town of Old Preston Townsite inun-
dated by lake, but fort and home moved to site
overlooking lake
Area sq mi...        984 Income ......$54,207,000
Population ...    69,499 Cropland (a).   278,015
Pop sq ml...        706 Bank dep....5$47,536,000
Tax value ...$42,028,626 Retail sales..$32,999,000
Total xalue. $70,046,210 Auto reg ....    18,437
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Sherman (20,000), county seat, distribution, in-
dustrial center, has milk-products plant, flour
mills, feed mills, cotton gins, garment factory,
cottonseed oil mills and refinery, textile mill.
nurseries, hatcheries, ironworks, packing and ce-
real plants, machine and railroad shops, food-
processing, shortening plants, thirty-fixe whole-
sale houses Austin College, St Joseph's Academy.
Denison (18,200), railroad and industrial center,
has large cheese- and     milk-processing  plants,
power saw    and  earth-boring machinery plant,
cotton mill, poultry plants, creosoted timber plant,
meat-packing, flour-milling, bank fixtures, mat-
tress factories, peanut butter and oil, farm ma-
chinery, bakery products, railway freight cars,
beverages, novelties and other industries   Gen.
Dwight Eisenhower's birthplace    preserved  and
open to public
Van Alstyne (1,650) has cotton gins, oil mill
Whitesboro (1,560) market for rich farm    area
Howe (546) noted for civic attractiveness White-
wright (1,537) has grain elevators.
*GREGG COUNTY
Undulating to hilly surface of East Texas Pine
Belt, with sandy clay soils, bisected by Sabine
River. Created from Rusk and Upshur Counties
1873, organized same year Named for Gen John
Gregg, Confederate soldier killed 1864  Alt 350
ft., ann rainfall 43 51 in., mean ann. temp 65 8.
Growing season, 252 days.
Resources- In largest proved oil field of world
Discovery of East Texas field in 1930 revolution-
*tFor explanation of all signs, symbols, abbre-
viatiogs and sources, map and text, see p 436.