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Big Spring is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Texas, United States, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 87 and Interstate 20. The population was 26,144 at the 2020 census. [4] Big Spring was established as the county seat of Howard County in 1882; it is the largest community in the county. The city took its name from the single ...
Big Spring, city, seat (1882) of Howard county, western Texas, U.S., at the foot of the Caprock Escarpment, 111 miles (179 km) west-southwest of Abilene. It was named for the “big spring” in nearby Sulphur Draw, a frontier watering place and an area that was disputed between Comanche and Shawnee peoples. White settlement, based on cattle ...
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As its name suggests, Big Spring originated at a spring in a gorge of the Caprock Escarpment. The spring was frequented by overland explorers, cattle drovers, and squatters, but it only achieved a degree of prosperity when the Texas and Pacific Railway built through the site in 1881 and established its primary railroad shops here midway between Fort Worth and El Paso, which lie six hundred ...
Sep 20, 2023 · When Howard County was organized in 1882 Big Spring became the county seat. That same year a post office started operating in the community, and its first general store opened. By 1884 Big Spring had an estimated population of 1,200, six saloons, four general stores, and a weekly newspaper (the Pantagraph). Several private schools were ...
History of the Spring. From a historical standpoint, the “big spring” of Howard County is one of the most significant springs in Texas, and arguably the United States. Archeological data from numerous universities and agencies have found that the spring was an important watering hole in West Texas prior to man setting foot in the region.
History. Howard County was formed from Bexar County on August 21, 1876, and named for Volney Erskine Howard, a United States congressman from Texas in the 1840s and 1850s. It was attached to Mitchell County in 1881 for legal administration, then organized in 1882. Big Spring was designated as county seat.
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Big Spring has long been known as the crossroads of West Texas. The ancient spring for which the town was named attracted prehistoric people, Amerinds, Spaniards, Mexicans and Anglos. The fascinating Comanche 'War Trail' to Mexico branched at the spring. Old tales are legion and photographic documentation is extensive.
