Ora, Texas
Ora is a ghost town in Angelina County, Texas, Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area. History A post office was established at Ora in 1884 and remained in operation until 1911. It operated under the name Breaker in 1884 and was changed to Ora ten years later. Ora had a general store, a corn mill, Christianity, Christian and Methodist churches, a blacksmith and a physician in 1896. There were also several sawmills in operation. There were two churches in the community as late as the 1930s. When Sam Rayburn Reservoir was completed in 1960, much of the community was submerged by its creation. Today the same two churches, as well as the old houses, remain, along with a gas station, a storage unit, and a now defunct fire department . Geography Ora was located midway between Huntington, Texas, Huntington and the Angelina River, east of Lufkin, Texas, Lufkin in eastern Angelina County. Education Ora had a school that was b ...
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Ghost Town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by Allen H. Miner * Ghost Town (1988 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1988 film), an American horror film by Richard McCarthy (as Richard Governor) * Ghost Town (2008 film), ''Ghost Town'' (2008 film), an American fantasy comedy film by David Koepp * ''Ghost Town'', a 2008 TV film featuring Billy Drago * ''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns'', a 2005–2006 British paranormal reality television series * Ghost Town (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), "Ghost Town" (''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''), a 2009 TV episode Literature * Ghost Town (Lucky Luke), ''Ghost Town'' (''Lucky Luke'') or ''La Ville fantôme'', a 1965 ''Lucky Luke'' comic *''Ghost Town'', a Beacon Street Girls novel by Annie Bryant *''Ghost Town'', a 199 ...
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Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother Charles Wesley were also significant early leaders in the movement. They were named ''Methodists'' for "the methodical way in which they carried out their Christian faith". Methodism originated as a revival movement within the 18th-century Church of England and became a separate denomination after Wesley's death. The movement spread throughout the British Empire, the United States, and beyond because of vigorous missionary work, today claiming approximately 80 million adherents worldwide. Wesleyan theology, which is upheld by the Methodist churches, focuses on sanctification and the transforming effect of faith on the character of a Christian. Distinguishing doctrines include the new birth, assurance, imparted righteousness ...
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List Of Ghost Towns In Texas
Images File:Clairemont Texas Abandoned Jail.jpg, Abandoned jail in Clairemont (Kent County) File:Benton City Institute.jpg, Abandoned school in Benton City (Atascosa County) File:Close City Texas abandoned school.jpg, Abandoned school in Close City (Garza County) File:Estacado Texas Church 2011.jpg, Abandoned church in Estacado (Crosby/Lubbock County) File:KentTexasPS.jpg, Ruins of Kent Public School (Culberson County) File:Mesquite School Borden County Texas 2010.jpg, Abandoned school in Mesquite (Borden County) File:Rath City Texas 2009.JPG, Historical marker at former Rath City (Stonewall County) File:Stiles Texas 2004.jpg, Abandoned courthouse in Stiles (Reagan County) File:Wastella Texas grain elevator 2011.jpg, Abandoned grain elevator in Wastella (Nolan County) References Additional sourcingTexas – GhostTowns.com
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Huntington Independent School District
Huntington Independent School District is a public school district based in Huntington, Texas (USA). In 2009, the school district was rated " recognized" by the Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.