Here are some other great Texas facts (warning some things you may already know, but let's give a shout out to Texas today):
*Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States.
*The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
*More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States.
*Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation.
*A coastal live oak located near Fulton is the oldest tree in the state. The tree has an estimated age of more than 1,500 years. (seen right)
*When Texas was annexed in 1845 it retained the right to fly its flag at the same height as the national flag.
*Texas is home to Dell and Compaq computers and central Texas is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of the south.
*Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. The Dublin Dr Pepper, 85 miles west of Waco, still uses pure imperial cane sugar in its product. There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper.
*The first suspension bridge (seen left) in the United States was the Waco Bridge. Built in 1870 and still in use today as a pedestrian crossing of the Brazos River.
*The capitol in Austin opened May 16, 1888. The dome of the building stands seven feet higher than that of the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C.
*Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area.
*El Paso is closer to Needles, California than it is to Dallas.
*The Dallas-Fort Worth area has more residents - 5,221,801 - than 31 U.S. states. For example, Arizona has about 5.1 million residents.
*Texas is the nation's leading producer of oil, natural gas, beef, sheep, goats, wool, cotton, rice and watermelons.
*The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island. The World’s largest parking lot is located at DFW Airport.
2 comments:
Well said! I love you, Texas!
Haha! Those are good.
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