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" ELDORADO
Pop. 2,058General-Seat of Schleicher County, estab-
lished 1895. In scenic, rugged Hill Country of
West Central Texas, city is center for oil fieldD service and supply firms, and is headquar-
ters for large ranching area, especially sheep
and goats. El Dorado Woolens is only woolen mill in Southwest weaving fab-
rics from virgin wool and mohair produced on West Texas ranches. Heavy
concentration of white-tailed deer makes entire county popular with hunters
each fall and winter.
Schleicher County Museum-Vintage room settings, kitchen and house-
hold utensils, rustic farm and home furniture, saddles, branding irons, and
barbed wire. Open Mon., Wed., Fri. in summer. U.S. 190 just east of U.S. 77.
EL PASO-See EL PASO SECTION, Page 44.ENNIS
Pop. 14,314Alt. 548
Map K-18
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Val Verde Cannon on Courthouse Square in FairfieldGeneral-Established 1871 when railroad
reached town; named for Cornelius Ennis,
director of the Houston and Texas Central
Railroad. Original railroad community is
today a small city featuring diversified
industry in metropolitan area; large cotton production in area.
As a Main Street Project city, Ennis has preserved many buildings in
historic downtown area, some of which are 60 years or older. Each April,
Garden Club and chamber of commerce sponsor Bluebonnet Trails, one of
the oldest wildflower events in Texas, featuring 40 miles of well-marked
trails. National Polka Festival in May.
Lake-Bardwell. See LAKES listing.
Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum-Houses memorabilia from
days Ennis was hub for Houston and Texas Central Railroad. Mementos
include a 1897 edition of the Book of Rules for train operators, photographs
of trains that stopped in town, and miniature replicas of the train station in its
heyday. Open May - Aug. Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 1 - 5 p.m.; week-
ends Sept. - Apr., Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 1 - 5 p.m. 105 Main St.
Admission. 214/875-1901.
Texas Motorplex-Built in 1986, racetrack presents amateur and profes-
sional drag racing throughout year. Attracts top names in racing. Seats 26,000
at racing facilities on U.S. 287, between 1-45 & I-35E. For racing information,
call 214/875-2641.
Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum in Ennis
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1264EOLA
Pop. 218Alt. 1,775
Map N-12
General-Small agricultural community first
settled in 1898 on vast Midwest Texas ranch
lands of Concho County. Original name of
Jordan changed in 1903 with establishment
of post office. Name, taken from nearbycreek, is Indian for -good returns from blowing wind."
Barrow Museum-Forty years of collecting has created a collection focus-
ing on early farm and ranch days of Concho County including rare windmills,
horse-drawn equipment and farm implements, and memorabilia from around
the world. Four buildings house such diverse collections as crystal, thousands
of china and glass cats, a pipe organ, Oriental carvings and furniture,
antiques, 15,000 Indian arrowheads and artifacts, gem and mineral collection,
and special interest vehicles. Museum is on working ranch that includes a
herd of registered Longhorn cattle. Open Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Sun. 1 - 5 p.m. Located 4.5 mi. east on F.M. 765.FAIRFIELD
Pop. 3,283Alt. 461
Map M-19
General-Freestone rock in this area gave
county its name; county seat is recognized
as banking, market, and shipping center.
Rock quarry, sawmill, lignite coal mining,
and oil and gas production, contribute totown's economy.
Fairfield Lake State Recreation Park-1,460 acres adjacent to Lake
Fairfield. Camping, rest rooms with showers, swimming beach, boat ramp.
fishing pier, and fish cleaning shelter. A 4.5-mile hiking trail to primitive
camping area. Seven miles northeast via F.M. 488, F.M. 1124, and Park
Road 64. Admission.
Freestone County Museum-Housed in century-old jail whose "guest list"
supposedly included infamous John Wesley Hardin, Texas gunman-lawyer
and reputedly "the deadliest preacher's son who ever lived." Period furnish-
ings, historical documents, artifacts. Open Wed. & Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun.
1:30 - 4 p.m.; 302 E. Main St. one block E. of courthouse; admission. Cannon
on courthouse lawn is relic of Sibley's Brigade, mostly Texan Confederate
force that made unsuccessful attempt to drive Federal forces from New
Mexico, 1862.
Lakes-Fairfield, Richland-Chambers. See LAKES listing.Alt. 2,410
Map 0-11
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