Pearl of the Prairie - El Campo, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 11.860 W 096° 16.137
14R E 765550 N 3232973
Painted on the side of the newspaper office.
Waymark Code: WMVPVC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2017
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El Campo was once a bald prairie of lush grass prized by cowboys for their cattle. To help ship the cattle, a railroad was built along with a switching station called Prairie Switch. The cowboys would camp nearby with their cattle and at night they looked across the prairie and could see the soft glow of the lantern at Prairie Switch. Some thought the glow looked like a pearl on the prairie, so the station became known by that name. Later, it was renamed to El Campo (the camp), but the nickname survives to this day.
Left side of the mural is the railroad tracks with a herd of cattle in the background. On the right side is the campfire with the cowboys gathered around.
City: El Campo
Location Name: El Campo Leader-News
Media: Painted directly on the building wall.
Artist: Not listed
Date: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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