Whitharral (pronounced "WHIT-hair-ul", the T and H do not blend) is an
unincorporated community
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in
Hockley County,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
, United States.
History
Whitharral was founded in 1924 after the sale of the
Littlefield ranchlands.
The town was named for John Whitfield Harral, a trustee of the Yellow House Land Company, which sold the Littlefield ranchlands to farmers.
A school was founded in 1925, and a post office the following year.
[ Cotton gins, three churches, a garage, and a general store followed soon after.
]Tornado
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es have hit the town twice.[ The first occurred on Easter Sunday of 1957, causing some residential damage. Late in the evening on April 17, 1970, a violent tornado caused heavy damage to parts of the city and flattened the school's gym just minutes after fans and players had left the facility.]
Education
The Whitharral Independent School District serves area students. The high school football team has played in the UIL six-man football
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History
Six-man football was developed ...
state championship three times, winning in 1981 and 2001.
See also
* Llano Estacado
*West Texas
West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio.
No consensus exists on the boundary betwee ...
* U.S. Route 385
*Pep, Texas
Pep is an unincorporated community in northwestern Hockley County, Texas, United States, situated along Farm to Market Road 303. It is located on the high plains of the Llano Estacado just to the west of the historic Yellow House Ranch. Pep has a ...
References
External links
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Public domain photos of the Llano Estacado
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Unincorporated communities in Texas
Unincorporated communities in Hockley County, Texas