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Edwards is named for Haden Edwards, an
early settler of Nacogdoches, Texas. The seat of the county is
Rocksprings.The region that became Edwards County was home to Lipan
Apache Indians. Spain established the mission of San Lorenzo de la Santa
Cruz in 1762 to help Christianize the Indians, but was otherwise unable
to settle the area. White settlement in the region did not begin until
the mid-1800s. In 1858 the county was formed from Bexar County; the
first land was sold in 1876. Edwards County was not officially organized
until 1883. The county seat was originally Bullhead, which
subsequently changed its name to Vance. Rock Springs (now Rocksprings)
became county seat in 1891. In 1913, Real County was taken from the
eastern section of Edwards County, thus decreasing Edwards County to its
present size.
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Edwards
County stands first among Texas counties
in the number of its goats and the value of its wool clip. Its surface,
comprising rolling plains in the northwest portion, rugged mountainous
scenery in the south half with many rich valleys along the headwaters of
the Nueces River, is particularly adapted to goat and sheep raising, and
for many years that has been the primary industry. The county
is also noted for its kaolin beds, which are the largest in the
state, and other mineral resources which have been undeveloped on
account of lack of transportation are deposits of silver, iron, sulphur
and coal
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