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  Van Horn Texas
Van Horn, the county seat of Culberson County, is at the intersection of U.S. highways 80 and 90 and State Highway 54, on the Missouri Pacific Railroad thirty-six miles west of Kent in southwestern Culberson County.
Lieutenant Van Horn's command lasted only two years, from 1859 to 1861, when Confederate forces seized the wells and took him prisoner, but his fame was ensured twenty years later when a town was founded a few miles north and named after him.
The first person to die in Van Horn was an infant child of the Beach family, in 1881, whereupon Beach gave a plat of land west of town for use as a cemetery.
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 Van Horn, Texas -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Van Horn is a town located in (Click link for more info and facts about Culberson County, Texas) Culberson County, Texas.
Van Horn is located at 31°2'33" North, 104°49'59" West (31.042489, -104.832928).
Out of the total population, 34.4% of those under the age of 18 and 22.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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 Van Horn, Texas, History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Town of Van Horn traces its roots to the elementary need for water in the vast desert land of the wild west of the 1800s and to two men named Van Horn.
The Texas & Pacific Railroad was completed in 1881 and Van Horn became a watering hole for a constant stream of steam engines carrying freight and passengers to and from the new frontier.
Today, Van Horn is the seat of Culberson County government, has added a fine airport to its transportation infrastructure and counts "wind farming" as one of its twenty-first century industries.
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 Handbook of Texas Online: VAN HORN, TX
By 1911, when the county was organized, Van Horn was the logical choice to become the county seat.
By 1914, when the new courthouse was completed, Van Horn's population was estimated at 500, and the town had a bank, two newspapers, six cattle breeders, two general stores, a hotel, a telephone company, an ice and feed store, a drugstore, a flsmith, and a meat market.
Van Horn was incorporated on September 1, 1945, and G. Langdon was elected the first mayor; among the city government's first orders of business was paying $25,000 for the privately-owned water plant, three wells, and a 13,000-gallon tank.
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 Welcome to Van Horn, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Van Horn ties South and West Texas together in
Today, Van Horn is the seat of Culberson County government.
Stay in Van Horn and explore the spirit of the West.
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 USATODAY.com - West Texas county abuzz as Bezos plans spaceport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
VAN HORN, Texas — Even skeptical locals, who've become wary over the years of city slickers with big ideas for their town, perked up when Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos made his pitch — a spaceport for commercial travel into the beyond.
That's a tall order for the 3,000 or so residents of Van Horn, many of whom believe the biggest thing to happen in recent years was construction of a new truck stop on Interstate 10.
Broadway, Van Horn's main street which parallels the freeway, is dotted with long-abandoned businesses, many of them flat-roofed adobe-style buildings, and two vehicles waiting at the street's lone stop light constitute a traffic jam.
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 Van Horn, Texas and Van Horn Discount Hotel Reservations.
Van Horn was named after a Union Officer, while Culberson County was named after a Confederate.
Our brief history of Van Horn begins with the discovery of Van Horn Wells, south of town near the present ghost town of Lobo.
The Union Officer in charge was James Judson Van Horn, who was no relation at all to Major Jefferson Van Horne, other than being brothers-in-arms.
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 Lobo, Texas: Van Horn, Texas: History
Van Horn is located at the intersection of Texas Highway 54, U.S. Highway 90 and Interstate 10, approximately 120 miles east of EI Paso.
The Van Horn Wells were about twelve miles south of the future townsite, and were reportedly discovered by Major Jefferson Van Horne, who became commander at Fort Bliss in EI Paso in 1849.
In tribute to Van Horn's climate, Goynes supposedly suggested the motto, "This Town Is So Healthy We Had To Shoot A Man To Start A Cemetery." The motto graced a sign which later hung in the lobby of the Clark Hotel.
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 Van Horn Advocate, Newspaper for Van Horn, Texas with Van Horn real estate, news, and entertainment
Van Horn sits astride Intersate Highway 10 (a principal southern artery from the U.S. Coast to the East Coast).
Van Horn is also the hub of the Texas Mountain Trail which includes portions of IH-10, U.S. Highway 90 and Texas State Highway 54.
Van Horn is the county seat of Culberson County, which is the 5th largest county (in square miles) in the State of Texas.
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 Van Horn, Texas
Van Horn grew from a wayfaring stop on the historic Bankhead Highway and Old Spanish Trail from San Antonio to California in the mid 1800's.
Still a primary road junction of I-10 (U.S. 90 and Texas 54, and hub to several state and national parks; in a broad basin devoted to irrigated farming, surrounded by Van Horn, Sierra Diablo and Apache Mountains.
Van Horn Convention and Visitors Bureau at 915/ 283-2682.
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 Van Horn Junior High School in Van Horn, Texas/TX - School Tree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Van Horn Junior High School is classified as a "Middle School".
Van Horn Junior High School was operational at the time of the last report and is currently operational.
Van Horn Junior High School IS NOT a Charter school.
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 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Billionaire picks one-horse town to start space empire
Jeff Bezos, founder of amazon.com, has bought a huge tract of land just outside Van Horn and declared it will be his base for a private project to develop commercial spaceflight.
For Larry Simpson, who is the entire staff and the owner of Van Horn's newspaper, the Advocate, it was the beginning of a sensational scoop.
Now Van Horn is joining the fray and most of its residents are delighted.
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Van Horn, the county seat of Culberson County, is situated at the primary road junction of I-10 (U.S. 80)(a principal southern artery from the U.S. West Coast to the East Coast), U.S. 90 and Texas 54.
Van Horn is also about 45 miles west of the intersection of I-10 and I- 20.
Located within Van Horn is the Smokehouse Auto Museum - The only classic car museum in West Texas, featuring restored vehicles from the _teens to the _60's; The Culberson County Historical Museum which includes a resplendent antique bar, complete with ornate wood, mirrors and brass rail, recalling lusty frontier times.
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 Van Horn Singles, How many singles are there in Van Horn, Texas ? Van Horn Swingers for gays & Van Horn singles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Van Horn, Texas Yellow Pages for Businesses, Churches, Schools, Government and Non-Profits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
These searchable Yellow Pages provide you with a nearly sublime directory of Van Horn, Texas phone numbers, addresses and contact information for the businesses, churches, schools, government agencies and non profit organizations located here in our hometown.
Check out our Van Horn, Texas Coupons in our Coupon Section, though it is still somewhat new, we offer free online printable coupons such as manufacturer's coupons, grocery coupons, restaurant coupons, travel deals, last minute cruise deals, vacation deals, cell phone deals and more.
For those that are looking to move to the Van Horn, Texas community we have our Moving Guides that offer information on real estate listings offered by both real estate agents/realtors and for sale by owner.
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 Van Horn Advocate, Newspaper for Van Horn, Texas with Van Horn real estate, news, and entertainment
Van Horn was named 1 of only 6,000 communities nationwide to be officially designated a Bi-Centennial Community.
And just 10 years ago (has it really been that long?) things were booming in Van Horn during the month of October with the filming of the movie “Dead Man’s Walk”, which was based on the book by Larry McMurtry.
The Van Horn Lady Eagle volleyball team is slated to play Ft. Davis this evening at 6:30 p.m.
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 Van Horn, Texas - Reviews and travel information - TripAdvisor
Van Horn: Ramada Limited Van Horn: "freindly staff" A TripAdvisor Member, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Jul 31, 2005
Van Horn is the only town within reasonable driving distance that has a good...
Van Horn: Comfort Inn: "An OK Place to spend the night" A TripAdvisor Member, San Antonio, Tx, Jun 4, 2004
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 Texas Online: Van Horn, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The town grew from a wayfaring stop on the historic Bankhead Highway and Old Spanish Trail from San Antonio to California in the mid 1800s.
Still a primary road junction of I-10 (U.S. and Texas 54, and hub to several state and national parks, in a broad basin devoted to irrigated farming, surrounded by Van Horn, Sierra Doable and Apache Mountains.
Sierra Diablo Wildlife Refuge, north on Texas 54, is home to resurgent population of Texas bighorn sheep.
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 Van Horn Hotels - Discount Hotels in Van Horn Texas (TX)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For business and leisure travelers looking for Van Horn hotels at a great price, Via Destinations offers excellent discounts; from charming but cheap budget hotels to luxury accommodations to great downtown hotels, airport hotels and suburban alternatives.
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 ipedia.com: U.S. Highway 90 Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Despite the "0" in its route number, US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route; it has always ended at its junction with US 80 (now Interstate 20) in West Texas.
Its western terminus is in Van Horn, Texas at an intersection with Interstate 10.
Alternate US 90 in Texas has an eastern terminus in Houston.
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 Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas
The Van Horn Wells were reportedly discovered twelve miles south of the future townsite by Maj. Jefferson Van Horne, who became commander at Fort Bliss in El Paso in 1849, and were well known to nineteenth century travelers.
The coaches of the San Antonio-El Paso Mail passed through the area in the late 1850s and early 1860s, when Lt. James Judson Van Horn, no relation to Major Van Horne, was in command of an army garrison at Van Horn Wells.
Owen had discovered the Hazel Mine, ten miles northwest of the site of future Van Horn in 1856 but was forced to abandon his claim temporarily due to the Civil War and the ever-present threat of the Mescalero Apaches, who swept down from the Guadalupe and Sierra Diablo Mountains to the north through the 1870s.
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 Van-Horn Texas Process Servers - ServeNow.com
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These are delivered by a process server to the defendant or another person to whom the documents are directed at in Texas.
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 Van Horn, Texas Travel Pages with Hotels, Motels, Restaurants, Entertainment, Travel Maps and more.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Van Horn, Texas Travel Pages with Hotels, Motels, Restaurants, Entertainment, Travel Maps and more.
Before you hit the road for your adventure in Van Horn, Texas, stop by our interactive and printable road and street maps for Van Horn, Texas and the United States.
This important feature to any road trip planner offers a complete map of Van Horn, the State of Texas and the United States that is interactive and can be used to provide driving maps, state maps and city maps of Van Horn and almost every hometown in the USA.
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In West Texas, Take Interstate 10 to exit # 138 and stay to the right when coming from the West; left under bridge from the East.
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 Van Horn, TX, Texas Wrongful Death lawyers, attorneys, and law firms from Lawyers.com
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 Motels and Hotels in Van Horn, Texas
You may be able to find more info about Van Horn lodging by going to the reservations page.
Econo Lodge Van Horn, 1601 W. Broadway St., Van Horn, TX 79855-0669
Van Horn Days Inn, 600 East Broadway, Van Horn, TX 79855
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