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VEGA, TEXAS

Oldham County Seat, Texas Panhandle
I-40 on Old Route 66
About 30 miles W of Amarillo

Population: 936 (2000) 840 (1990)
County Population: about 2,500

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Vega Public School, Texas




"Vega Public School"

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Vega is Spanish for Meadow.
Oldham is English for Jamon Viejo.


History in a Pecan Shell
The Vegans (all 223 of them at the time) fought for five years to get the county seat moved from Tascosa. While early settlers chose a place next to the Canadian River, Vegans felt a railroad was more of what they needed. A special election was held in 1915 and Vega became the new county seat. The Oldham Hotel served as the Courthouse until a new one could be built. It is not reported if bellhops doubled as baliffs. A downtown fire in 1931 leveled 6 downtown buildings.

Oldham County Courthouse

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