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Marfa is a city in and the county seat of Presidio County in the high desert of far West Texas in the Southwestern United States. The population was 2,121 at the 2000 census. Marfa was founded in the early 1880s as a railroad water stop, and grew quickly through the 1920s. Marfa Army Airfield (Fort D.A. Russell) was located east of the town during World War II and trained several thousand pilots before closing in 1945 (the abandoned site is still visible ten miles east of the city). The base was also used as the training ground for many of the U.S. Army's Chemical mortar battalions. Today Marfa is a tourist destination, located between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. Attractions include the historical architecture and classic Texas town square, modern art, soaring, and the Marfa lights. Amateur etymologist Barry Popik has shown that Marfa is named after Marfa Strogoff, a character in the Jules Verne novel Michael Strogoff and its theatrical adaptation; the origin was reported in the Galveston Daily News on December 17, 1882, after the Marfa railroad station was established but before Marfa received a post office in 1883. The Handbook of Texas states that the wife of a railroad executive "reportedly" suggested the name "Marfa" after reading the name in the Fyodor Dostoevsky novel The Brothers Karamazov. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are the towns that existed in 1851 between Gilmer,Texas and Marfa,Texas? Q. What are the towns that existed in 1851 between Gilmer,Texas and Marfa,Texas? Asked by Andwea dank - Sat Feb 6 17:36:58 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. You've already asked this question. About the only ones that were here back then were Dallas & Ft Worth. Abilene, Midland & Odessa were founded later than that. Answered by Prairie Girl - Sat Feb 6 17:57:17 2010 I'm taking a road trip from dallas to marfa texas & surrounding areas.big bend etc.I have 5 days. plan my trip? Q. i'm taking a 5 day road trip starting out in Dallas texas and eventually ending up in Marfa and surrounding areas. What is the best possible plan due to the 5 day time constraint. I'm gonna camp a couple of days, stay in cheap motel the other days and I love the outdoors, art and photography and good food. I'd love to have your input. Asked by douhavethepipa? - Sun Apr 26 11:50:05 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. The "GIANT" house doesn't have too much left these days and Jimmy Dean never did come back to the 5 and dime. Answered by Marino Esquife - Sun Apr 26 11:55:15 2009 where is g.c. white,jr. worked for west texas utility co. in marfa, tx.?
Q. worked installing electricity in the mountains around marfa, alpine balmorrea.. etc. Asked by june c - Fri Feb 22 14:37:46 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. There is a G.C. White Jr. in Oakwood, Texas about 100 miles south of Dallas. Answered by Max - Fri Feb 22 15:47:53 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Marfa, Texas"
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