Texas place names /

Was Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the name does honor the town's original claim to fame, a gasoline-powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris, France? Yes. Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site, thought it would be an improvement over &q...

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Main Authors:	Callary, Edward (Author), Callary, Jean K. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Austin : University of Texas Press, [2020]
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas heritage series.
Subjects:	Names, Geographical > Texas. Texas > History.