Description: Alpine, Texas, Images of America, Paperback Alpine was born a railroad town, but long before the whistle of the steam locomotive broke the silence of Alpine Valley, the nearby spring was a favored campground for prehistoric nomads and later for Spanish explorers and freighters along the Chihuahua Trail. When the Southern Pacific unfurled its line down from Paisano Pass in 1882, landowner Thomas Murphy saw opportunity and platted the town. In 1887, Alpine was chosen as the county seat, and with the opening of Sul Ross Normal College in 1920, the town became the academic hub of the region. Following a decade of prosperity, the Great Depression and recurrent droughts triggered a slow decline. But since the early 1990s, Alpine has enjoyed a surge in regional art and culture, allowing it to reclaim its former glory as a proud little cosmopolitan cowtown perched at the top of the Texas Big Bend.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738578941
Book Title: Alpine
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: United States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Economic Conditions, Customs & Traditions, Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Social Science, Photography, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: David W. Keller
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
