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Rankin

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US 67, E of Rankin, Rankin, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 13' 55.69599", -101° 50' 34.0797800004"
 
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     Made Upton County Seat in 1921. Named for F. E. Rankin, who gave site for railway station-- the center of community life over and above its business dealings; was scene of cowboy dances on Saturday nights, church services on Sundays. Home of Rankin Museum and of world champion rodeo stars Toots Mansfield and Allen Holder. Erected by Upton County Historical Survey Committee.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

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