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| | Handbook of Texas Online: STEPHENS COUNTY |
 | | Stephens County (D-14) is in north central Texas, bounded on the east by Palo Pinto County, on the south by Eastland County, on the west by Shackelford County, and on the north by Young and Throckmorton counties. |
 | | During the drought, according to one resident, "you could follow the bed of the creek by the buzzards that flew over." Despite setbacks and challenges, the county continued to grow; by 1890 there were 713 farms and ranches, encompassing over 226,000 acres, and by 1900 there were 1,049 farms and ranches. |
 | | Wildcatters first drilled for oil in Stephens County land in 1911; a 2,400-foot well eight miles northwest of Breckenridge was abandoned in 1913. |
| www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/SS/hcs14.html (1923 words) |
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