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HEREFORD, TEXAS
Deaf Smith County Seat, Texas
Panhandle
34°49'19"N 102°23'55"W (34.821961, -102.398617)
Hwy 385 and Hwy 60
FM 1058
30 miles S of Vega
21 miles N of Dimmit
46 miles SW of Amarillo
ZIP code 79045
Area code 806
Population: 14,622 Est. (2019)
15,370 (2010) 14,597 (2000) 14,745 (1990)
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Hereford
celebrates its official birthday at 8:00 P.M. September 1st (1898).
Hereford Historical
Marker
Title: Town Without
a Toothache
Year Marker Erected: 1967
Marker Location: Located at little park on US 385 at 4th and Bennett
Streets.
Marker Text:
Hereford's "miracle water" was brought to national fame in 1941 when
Dr. Edward Taylor, State Dental Officer, told the American Dental
Association that tooth decay was almost unknown here. This ideal situation
had been discovered by a local dentist, Dr. George Heard, originally
from Alabama. In a cross-section survey, dentists found that few local
people had dental cavities. Hereford's mineral-rich water and soil
are thought to prevent tooth decay. Demand arose for Hereford water
to be shipped all over the U.S. and to foreign nations.
Hereford's Historical Marker text courtesy of Gary E. McKee.
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McDonald Irrigated
Farms, Well No.3, 1500 Gals. per Minute.
One of the "miracle water" wells in Hereford
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Old Photo
courtesy Dan
Whatley Collection |
Hereford, Texas
Attractions & Landmarks
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| "The Chapel
is located about 3-1/2 miles south of Hereford almost exactly on the
Deaf Smith/Castro
County Lines. From FM 1055 west on Deaf Smith CR 1 one mile and south
on CR H about 500 yards...
more" - Barclay
Gibson |
Hereford, Texas
Vintage Images
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Panhandle Christian
College, Hereford, Texas
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Old Photo
courtesy Dan
Whatley Collection |
Hereford College
& Dormitory, Hereford, Texas
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Old Photo
courtesy Dan
Whatley Collection |
Scene on Terra
Blanca Creek near Hereford, Texas
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Old Photo
courtesy Dan
Whatley Collection |
One of the "miracle
water" wells in Hereford
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
Billy Mt, no.
135112. Owned by J. T. Burkett, Hereford, Texas
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Old Photo
courtesy Dan
Whatley Collection |
"Hereford
- City of Fine Churches"
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
"Elm Court,
Hereford, Texas"
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
Hereford Texas
Forum
Subject: Riding
in Tires in Hereford
We lived south of Hereford on South Main, two girls and eight boys,
and during the Great Depression we made our own fun by walking on
stilts, digging caves, playing tin can shinny, and riding down the
hill inside truck and car tires. The decline toward Tierra Blanca
Creek began just a tad north of our house. By 1938 South Main was
paved, wide enough for two vehicles. The ditches on both sides were
pretty deep, white as could be because they were lined with caliche.
My big brothers could not get inside a car tire, but since I was next
to the baby I could sit inside a car tire. With my head pushed against
the stiff sides, my feet barely sticking in to the sides, I would
say, "OK, Push." A brother would start the tire rolling on the pavement.
The trick was to stay on the pavement, but to turn into the caliche
ditch when the tire rolled too fast. In other words, CRASH. A ride
down the hill inside a tire always ended in a crash. None of us ever
kept going all the way to the wooden bridge over the Creek, for fear
of missing the bridge railings and flying off into the creek.
It always hurt when the tire crashed into the ditch, but it was so
thrilling to spin and holler, it was worth the pain. It was not much
fun pushing the tire back up the hill, but that's the only way we
could be launched again.
Lawrence Owen, Santa Monica, CA., October 01, 2018 |
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