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China Creek (San Saba County, Texas)
China Creek may refer to: *China Creek (Wilbarger County, Texas) China Creek is a creek in Wilbarger County, Texas. Location The creek runs from Harrold for twelve miles, all the way down to the Red River."CHINA CREEK (WILBARGER COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/article ..., a stream in Texas * China Creek (Columbia River), a stream in Washington {{geodis ...
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China Creek (Wilbarger County, Texas)
China Creek is a creek in Wilbarger County, Texas. Location The creek runs from Harrold for twelve miles, all the way down to the Red River."CHINA CREEK (WILBARGER COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbcdq), accessed November 14, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. History The creek was first known as "Moore's Creek" by an employee of the Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad. It was renamed "China Creek" for the chinaberry that grew on its banks. It was also described by early Texas settler Richard Boren.Steve Wilson, ''Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales'', Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989, p. 19/ref> By 1879, the creek was flowing through the Waggoner Ranch established by Daniel Waggoner. This section was managed by his son, William Thomas Waggoner."WAGGONER, WILLIAM THOMAS," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwa09), a ...
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