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Abilene (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 26 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.4333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 099 43 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -99.7167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in W central Texas on rolling plains; was established as terminus of Texas & Pacific Railway for Texas cattle drives; is a distributing center for agriculture; Dyess Air Force Base is located nearby. |
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| Abilene (preferred,C,V)
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............ | was named after Abilene, Kansas |
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Texas (state) (P) |
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Taylor (county) (P) |
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Abilene (inhabited place) (P) |
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Texas (state) (P) |
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Jones (county) (P) |
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Abilene (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded & incorporated in 1881 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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for livestock |
| industrial center (C) |
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produces petroleum, natural gas, aerospace structures, light machinery & band instruments |
| oil field site (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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for soap & food products |
| educational center (C) |
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houses Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene Christian University & McMurry College |
| cultural center (C) |
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includes West Texas fair, rodeos, livestock shows & Old Abilene Town, which has been conserved as a frontier town |
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