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Gaines County
Created August 21, 1876; organized October 24, 1905. Named for James Gaines: born in Virginia in 1779; established a ferry across the Sabine River in 1819; a signer of the Declaration of Independence; member of the Congress of the Republic. Gold lured him to California, where he died. A country of cattle, oil and farming. Seminole, the county seat. 1936 |
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Gaines County
Named for James L. Gaines, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, this county was formed out of Bexar County in 1876. Anglo settlement of the area began about 1895, and the county was formally organized in 1905. Seminole was established as the county seat that year, and a courthouse was built in 1906. Ranching and farming were the most prominent and profitable occupations until the mid-1930s, when they were eclipsed by oil production. Gaines County encompasses 1,479 square miles, and Seminole and Seagraves are its two largest cities. 1989 |
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