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Bandera County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population is 20,485.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48019.html )〕 Its county seat is Bandera.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was formed in 1856 from Bexar and Uvalde counties. The county and its seat are named for ''Bandera Pass'', which in turn uses the Spanish word for flag. Bandera County is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is officially recognized as the "Cowboy Capital of the World" by the Texas Legislature. ==History== *8000 to 4000 B.C.E. Earliest human habitation. *In the 17th century Native Americans settled including Lipan Apache and later, Comanche. *1841 or 1843 (exact date uncertain) – Battle of Bandera Pass, John Coffee Hays and a troupe of Texas Rangers defeat a large party of Comanche warriors. *1853 John James and Charles S. DeMontel survey and plat the town of Bandera. A. M. Milstead, Thomas Odem, P.D. Saner, and their families camp along the river and begin making cypress shingles. James, Montel and Company build a horse-powered sawmill and open a store.〔 *1855 Sixteen Polish families arrive in Bandera to work in James and DeMontel's sawmill. August Klappenbach opens the first store and post office.〔 *1856 The legislature marks off Bandera County from portions of Bexar County, and the county is formally organized.〔 *1860 Population 399, including 12 slaves.〔 *1880 Sheep and Angora goats become more profitable for Bandera than farming.〔 *1920 Cora and Ed Buck began taking boarders at their ranch, beginning the tourist trade in Bandera. *1933 Frontier Times Museum opens to the public. *1979 Lost Maples State Natural Area opens to the public. *1982 Eighty-two percent of the land in the county is in farms and ranches.〔 *1984 Hill Country State Natural Area opens to the public. *2000 The Nature Conservancy purchases of Love Creek Ranch from Baxter and Carol Adams, creating the Love Creek Preserve.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/texas/preserves/art25180.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bandera County, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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