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Longhorn, Texas. Coordinates: 29°31′59″N 98°23′51″W. Longhorn is a census-designated place in Bexar County, Texas, U.S.A. It was a company-owned village or town owned by the Longhorn Cement Company, created for employee housing in a distant community far north from San Antonio.
Longhorn Cavern State Park is a state park located in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is administrator of the facility. The land for Longhorn Cavern State Park was acquired between 1932 and 1937 from private owners.
Alamo Village. Coordinates: 29°25′28″N 100°23′40″W. The replica of the Alamo built for John Wayne's film The Alamo (1960) Alamo Village is a movie set and tourist attraction north of Brackettville, Texas, United States.
Cedar Hill State Park. / 32.60583°N 96.99917°W / 32.60583; -96.99917. Cedar Hill State Park is located on FM 1382 and the eastern shore of Joe Pool Lake in Cedar Hill, Texas ( USA ), ten miles southwest of Dallas. The park was acquired in 1982 and was opened in 1991. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department operates the 1,826-acre (739 ...
Matagorda Island ( / ˌmætəˈɡɔːrdə / ⓘ [1] ), Spanish for "thick bush," is a 38-mile (61 km) long barrier island on the Texas Gulf coast, located approximately seven miles (11 kilometers) south of Port O'Connor, in the southernmost part of Calhoun County. The traditional homeland of the Karankawa people, the island is oriented ...
Bos primigenius. A steer. The Texas Longhorn is an American breed of beef cattle, characterized by its long horns, which can span more than 8 ft (2.4 m) from tip to tip. [4] It derives from cattle brought from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas by Spanish conquistadores from the time of the Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus until about ...
Marble Falls, Texas. / 30.567°N 98.283°W / 30.567; -98.283. Marble Falls is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city population was 7,037. Lake Marble Falls is part of the Highland Lakes on the Colorado River, the largest chain of lakes in Texas. [4] Marble Falls was founded by Adam ...
Grogan's Mill (officially the Village of Grogan's Mill) is a village of The Woodlands, a planned community in Texas . Established in 1972, it is the first of ten villages developed in The Woodlands. Its namesake is the Grogan-Cochran Lumber Company, the last sawmill to operate in the area.
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in central Texas about 50 miles (80 km) west of Austin in the Texas Hill Country. [4] The park protects the birthplace, home, ranch, and grave of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States. [5] During Johnson's administration, the LBJ Ranch was ...
The Texas Transportation Museum (TTM) is a transportation museum located in San Antonio, Texas. It was created in 1964 to help preserve artifacts and information about San Antonio's transportation history.