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Cactus Capital of Texas |
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Terrell County was formed by an act of the Texas legislature on April 8, 1905, and organized on July 27 of that year. Sanderson became the county seat. Cattle and sheep ranching have dominated the county's economy since its beginnings. It was named in honor of Alexander Watkins Terrell, a jurist, Civil War officer, and statesman. Sanderson is known as the Cactus Capital of Texas, located on Historic Highway 90 between Marathon and Dryden, Dryden the only other town located in Terrell County. The county is a varied landscape of Cactus and rolling hills. The scenery in Terrell County alone is worth the visit. |
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Sanderson was struck by a flood on June 11, 1965, in which twenty-six people died.
Two of them were never found. Heavy rains to the west and northwest of the town, on the watersheds of the Sanderson
Canyon draw and the Three-Mile draw sent the floodwaters through the town, destroying many homes and businesses.
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