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GAIL,
TEXAS
Borden County Seat,
Panhandle / West Texas
US 180, FM 669
32 miles West of Snyder
32 miles East of Lamesa
40 miles North of Big
Spring
Population: 202 est. (2000)
Gail
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Former Borden
County Jail in Gail
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2003 |
Gail
History
Town's
namesake - Gail Borden, Jr.
Gail was selected county seat in 1891. |
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Oil
Portrait of Gail Borden
Photo of Portrait courtesy Karen Ross |
I have a portrait
of Gail Borden. Metal sign on the frame:
Gail Borden 1801-1874
Founder The Borden Company
The portrait is signed by C. Verne. Klenitworth
This portrait hung in the Tampa, Florida, Borden Dairy plant for many
many years, till the plant closed in 1990. I rescued it from the dumpster
and it has been hanging on my wall. I also have a book “The Borden
Company, Private Code, from July 3rd, 1925. The book is number 403.
This book was to tell Plant mangers what words to use in a telegram,
instead of using the exact words. I also have a plaque with the silhouette
of Gail Borden and 1857 and “I tried and failed. I tried again
and again and succeeded.” Gail Borden
- Karen Ross, December 25, 2004 |
Gail Attractions
Borden
County Courthouse >
A 1939 one story brick building with cast cement detail.
Borden County
Historical Museum
Borden County pioneer days. Inquire at the courthouse.
J.B. Thomas
Lake - On the Colorado River
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Scenic
Drive
FM 669 - According to the Texas Travel Guide "FM669 north
toward Post ascends the Texas High Plains. ... The road climbs the
abrupt edge through panoramas of steep cliffs and colorful canyons."
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