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  Wichita Falls, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wichita Falls is sister city to Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, Germany.
Wichita Falls is the western terminus for Interstate 44.
The Wichita Falls ISD is one of only three school districts in Texas that does not require its students to attend a particular school in the district based on their residency.
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 AllRefer.com - Wichita Falls, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
The city's name comes from the Wichitas and from the falls that have since been reduced to an area of rapidly flowing water in the Wichita River.
The headquarters of numerous oil companies are in Wichita Falls, and oil-field machinery is a leading manufacture.
Wichita Falls is the seat of Midwestern State Univ. Nearby is Sheppard Air Force Base.
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 Handbook of Texas Online: WICHITA COUNTY
Wichita County is drained from southwest to northeast by the Red and the Wichita rivers.
Wichita County was established by act of the Texas legislature on February 1, 1858, from the Cooke Land District, and was attached to Clay County for judicial purposes.
Wichita Falls continued to grow; by 1920 it had a population of 40,079 and by 1930 of 60,000, or 80 percent of the county's total population.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/WW/hcw8.html   (2350 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: WICHITA FALLS, TX
Wichita Falls became the county seat of Wichita County in November 1883.
At the turn of the century the Wichita Valley Railroad, the Wichita Falls Railway, the Wichita Falls and Southern Railway, the Wichita Falls and Oklahoma Railway, and the Wichita Falls and Northwestern made the town a transportation and supply center for Northwest Texas and southern Oklahoma.
By 1907 the population of Wichita Falls was 5,055, and the economy was firmly based upon railroads.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/WW/hdw2.html   (1622 words)

  
 Wichita Falls Market Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in North Texas is composed of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties.
Wichita Falls covers 62.5 square miles, is 15 miles from the Red River and Oklahoma border and is equidistant from Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.
The City of Wichita Falls received its name from a Wichita Indian encampment near a small Wichita River waterfall that was washed away in an 1886 flood; in 1986, a 54-foot replacement waterfall was built.
recenter.tamu.edu /mreports/WichitaFalls.html   (152 words)

  
 Wichita Falls, Texas (Cities)
Wichita Falls is the seat of Wichita County, northwest of Fort Worth on US 82/287 and I-40, on the Wichita River just south of the Oklahoma state line.
Wichita Falls was devastated on April 10, 1979, by one of the largest tornadoes ever recorded.
Wichita Falls is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas metro area.
www.ohwy.com /tx/w/wichitaf.htm   (179 words)

  
 Wichita Falls, Texas Homepage | Wichita Falls information site | Wichita Falls interactive map | Wichita Falls news and ...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Six prison officials were found not liable Tuesday in a federal lawsuit claiming they violated a gay convict's constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment by ignoring his pleas for protection from inmate rapes.
WICHITA FALLS - Six prison officials on Tuesday were found not liable in a federal lawsuit claiming they violated a gay burglary convict's constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment by ignoring his pleas for protection from inmate rapes.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- After hearing nearly four weeks of testimony, jurors began their first full day of deliberations Tuesday in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a gay inmate who says he was repeatedly raped by prison gangs while corrections workers refused to help him.
www.wichita-falls.com   (709 words)

  
 Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The mission of the Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation is to provide a charitable means for area residents to leave a legacy for the future benefits of their communities; to consider donors' varied interests and provide appropriate means to serve them; to promote philanthropy; and to provide encouragement and resources to build stronger communities.
The Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation is a not-for-profit philanthropic institution organized and operated primarily as a collection of charitable funds that will have long term benefit for the Wichita Falls area.
The quality of life for the Wichita Falls area will forever be enhanced by the philanthropic legacy that is being built at the Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation.
www.wfacf.org /new/history.html   (219 words)

  
 Wichita Falls News
Wichita Falls Police are investigating a suspicious death -- after a...
The Delphi plant in Wichita Falls appears to be right in the middle, producing components somewhere between the basic and the technically complex -- and that might be critical to the plant's future.
Wichita Falls, Texas--- This morning, PETA sent an urgent plea to Wichita Falls Prosecutor Elaine Sample, urging her to appropriately prosecute Randy Spinks of the Wichita Falls area.
www.topix.net /city/wichita-falls-tx   (1056 words)

  
 Wichita County Appraisal District
This website was developed to provide a service to the taxpayers of Wichita County and we hope that you find the information to be useful and informative.
Wichita Appraisal District makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the quality, content, completeness, accuracy or adequacy of such information and data.
Wichita Appraisal District shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of any cause relating to use of this application, including but not limited to mistakes, omissions, deletions, errors, or defects in any information contained in these pages, or any failure to receive or delay in receiving information.
www.wadtx.com   (327 words)

  
 Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Fall is the seat for Wichita County and a leading gateway to Texas on I-44.
Sheppard Air Force Base is a technical training center, one of the largest of five in the U.S., and hosts the only NATO pilot training program in the world.
Located in northern part of Wichita Falls on 1-44; operated by State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
www.lone-star.net /mall/txtrails/wichita.htm   (351 words)

  
 Wichita Falls BCI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Wichita Falls Board of Commerce and Industry (BCI) has something to offer businesses of every size and type.
A voluntary, non-profit organization, the BCI was formed in 1968, when business and professional people, educators, and citizens interested in an economic development organization and a chamber of commerce decided to join forces and work together to improve the economic, industrial, and civic well being of the Wichita Falls area.
Through the past leadership of the organization, Wichita Falls' economic development has experienced tremendous success in facilitating the economic diversification of the local economy.
www.wichitafallscommerce.com /whatwedo.php   (739 words)

  
 Leadership Wichita Falls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Founded in 1979, Leadership Wichita Falls, Inc. is a community orientation and leadership training program.
One of over 700 leadership programs throughout the country, Leadership Wichita Falls shares the common belief that the single most important ingredient in building a successful community is an investment in leadership.
The program is especially valuable to professionals whose business demands have precluded extensive community exposure and to new residents of the Wichita Falls area.
www.leadershipwf.com   (119 words)

  
 Wichita Falls Vineyards and Winery
Nestled between the rustling waters of the Wichita River and Buffalo creek, Wichita Falls Vineyards produce wines which capture the unique spirit and history of the region from the Wia Chitoh Indians to today’s international mix of culture and lifestyles.
Wichita Falls Vineyards & Winery is family owned and is the culmination of a dream come true for Alton and Lana Gates.
Together, with their daughter Rachel, they work to produce and make some of the finest Texas wines.
www.wichitafallsvineyardsandwinery.com   (124 words)

  
 Hospice of Wichita Falls, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Hospice of Wichita Falls is a non-profit, community-supported organization which has been providing the people of North Texas with hospice care since 1985.
Hospice of Wichita Falls gives care, hope and support for people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses and their families.
All of the Hospice of Wichita Falls support groups are available at no cost.
www.hospiceweb.com /states/texas/wichita/wichita.htm   (185 words)

  
 WT&J Operations in Wichita Falls, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Wichita, Tillman & Jackson operates a 100 mile portion of the former Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT or "Katy") from Wichita Falls, Texas to Altus, Oklahoma.
Originally chartered by J.A. Kemp and Frank Kell as the Wichita Falls Northwestern Railway Company in 1906, by 1910 it extended to Forgan in the Oklahoma panhandle.
The current operator acquired it from the Union Pacific (Katy's successor) in 1991 and named it for the counties it operates through in Oklahoma and Texas.
www.edisaurus.com /trains/mkt/wtj_ops_wf99.htm   (129 words)

  
 Wichita Falls District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
We are located on the 4th floor of the Fidelity Bank building on the corner of Kemp and Kell Boulevards.
There are 44 churches in the Wichita Falls District.
The vast majority of our churches are "town and country" congregations located in smaller communities or rural areas.
www.ntcumc.org /WF   (199 words)

  
 Wichita Falls, Texas Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, crime, ...
Wichita Falls, Texas Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, crime,...
New: Wichita Falls, TX residents, houses, and apartments details
Wichita Falls, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
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 Wichita Falls Lodge No. 635 AF& AM
Wichita Falls Lodge No. 635 AFand AM Wichita Falls Lodge No. 635 was chartered in 1886 as Wichita Lodge, the first Lodge in Wichita Falls, Texas.
The replacement document named the Lodge as Wichita Falls Lodge.
Located at 3388 Barnett Road in Wichita Falls, Texas, the Lodge meets on the First and Third Thursdays of each month at 7:30 PM.
masonic.wf.net /wf635.htm   (94 words)

  
 Texas High School Football:  Wichita Falls High School Coyotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wichita Falls High School 35, Iowa Park 14
There were several question marks walking into last Friday nights’ game versus Iowa Park.
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www.wfhscoyotes.com   (194 words)

  
 KAUZ NewsChannel 6
Wichita Falls Police are investigating a suspicious death -- after a person who said they were kidnapped -- led police to a body earlier today
The jury has reached a verdict in the federal civil suit involving a former Allred prison inmate, 5 state prison employees and one former employee
Changes at the intersection of Eastside Drive and 7th Street
www.kauz.com   (101 words)

  
 Wichita Amateur Radio Society
This will be circulated with the newsletter and on the Monday night net, but members are encouraged to spread the word to anyone who might consider attending.
The Board and Members of the Wichita Amateur Radio Society send our prayers and support for our neighbors affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Requests for the health and welfare of persons in these areas should be made to your local chapter of the American Red Cross.
www.wf.quik.com /wars   (191 words)

  
 Wichita County, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Old oil derrick still standing in Wichita County
Wichita Falls is the largest city, and is the county seat.
This memorial, erected by grateful citizens of Wichita County and elsewhere in the United States, is dedicated to the memory of those brave and patriotic free Americans who made the supreme sacrifice for their country in the sacred cause of peace, freedom and democracy...
www.co.wichita.tx.us   (88 words)

  
 Texas Community Profiles, Texas Communities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wichita Falls is centrally located between Dallas/Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.
Wichita Falls has maintained an expanding, highly trainable and productive work force which has influenced many of the area manufacturers to expand in recent years.
Also, the four local university/colleges provide the area labor pool with quality management and technical personnel through various Baccalaureate and Master's degree programs.
community.tded.state.tx.us /communities/commpages/266.htm   (143 words)

  
 Car Dealership - Wichita Falls Texas - Chevrolet - Volkswagen - Mazda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Our philosophy of "volume pricing" on our new and used cars, has allowed us to become one of the biggest dealerships in the entire region.
Besides representing Volkswagen and Mazda, we are also the largest Chevy dealership in Texoma located in Wichita Falls, Texas, right off Highway 287.
Our customer base is not just in Wichita Falls.
www.herbeasley.com   (331 words)

  
 Wichita Falls Real Estate, Burkburnett Real Estate, Wichita County Real Estate, Annie Flaherty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Wichita Falls Real Estate, Burkburnett Real Estate, Wichita County Real Estate, Annie Flaherty
Wichita Falls Real Estate - Wichita County Real Estate
Whether you are a first time buyer or an experienced investor, you will find useful information about how to choose the "right" property, making an offer, negotiating, financing, mortgage rates, moving, and everything involved in making an informed real estate decision in todays market.
www.annieflaherty.com   (321 words)

  
 Wichita Falls Home Loans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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www.usamortgagedirectory.com /city-wichita+falls.htm   (584 words)

  
 Times Record News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
An identification tech with the Wichita Falls Police Department stands near evidence tags just off Bell Road near Iowa Park, where police were led to a body about 100 feet down a dirt drive around 10 a.m.
A victim who reported being abducted provided information that led Wichita Falls police to a body, which was "burned beyond recognition," Sgt. Joe Snyder said.
A former inmate wasn't in court Tuesday when a jury denied his claims against six Allred Unit officials in the prison sex-slave federal trial.
www.timesrecordnews.com   (262 words)

  
 Wichita Falls Area Local Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Welcome to the Wichita Falls Area Local Homepage.
Proudly serving postal workers in Wichita Falls and surrounding communities: Burkburnett, Electra, Holliday, Iowa Park, Olney, and Seymour.
The Wichita Falls Area local is a part of the National Union, led by our Local Officers: President Sherry Brazil, Vice-President Eric Cook, and Chief Steward David Mackey.
www.angelfire.com /tx5/wfapwu754   (144 words)

  
 WICHITA FALLS TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS Homes and Real Estate For Sale - Realtor®   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
WICHITA FALLS TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS Homes and Real Estate For Sale - Realtor®
Coldwell Banker 4090 Regent Dr Wichita Falls, TX 76308
All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified.
www.norseworthy.com   (256 words)

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