Houston, Missouri - Population 1,992
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YoSam.
N 37° 20.621 W 091° 56.053
15S E 594402 N 4133531
Population sign from the other side of town...
Waymark Code: WM11RXH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2019
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County of sign: Texas County
Location of sign: US-63 N. limits, Houston
Sign Text:
CITY LIMIT
HOUSTON
POP. 1,992
"Texas County, largest of Missouri’s 114 counties, comprises 1179 square miles of Ozark Highland. With the same name as the second largest of the fifty states, it exceeds the smallest, Rhode Island.
"When formed in 1843, it was named for the first lieutenant governor of Missouri, William H. Ashley, but when formally organized on February 14, 1845, it was renamed for the Republic of Texas.
"The Civil War period was a time of turmoil in Texas County. The populace was predominantly southern. The courthouse was occupied during the war by the Union Army as headquarters. Houston was an important place on the route from federal headquarters in Springfield to headquarters in Rolla. Some skirmishes were fought here. Confederate soldiers, stormed the town, burning every building. Before the courthouse burnt, the Confederate loaded up all the county records, hauled them to a cave on Arthurs Creek, and kept them there; returning all the books safely, after the conflict was over." ~ Texas County