Vigo Park is an
unincorporated community in
Swisher County,
Texas, United States. It is located along
FM 146 in northeastern Swisher County, approximately ten miles south of
Wayside and 53 miles southeast of Amarillo. Vigo Park had about a population of 10 as of August 2018. According to the
Handbook of Texas
The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA).
History
The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President Wal ...
, the community had an estimated population of 31 in 2000.
Geology
An
interstadial (a warmer period during a glaciation) dated 15,000 BC – penultimate interstadial of the
Würm glaciation – was identified in Vigo Park and bears its name. Its European equivalent was determined by
paleopalynology pioneer
Arlette Leroi-Gourhan
Arlette Leroi-Gourhan (; born Arlette Royer, 9 January 1913, Paris – 25 April 2005, Vermenton) was a French archaeologist who initiated the use of palynology as part of archaeological studies. She also contributed to archaeological excavations.
...
who named it "interstade de Lascaux" after the famous
Lascaux cave where she first found its traces – she later also found it in the , one of the
caves in Arcy-sur-Cure; and corroborating studies determined it wherever the corresponding archaeological layers allowed for analysis.
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Unincorporated communities in Swisher County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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