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Coleman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,895.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48083.html )〕 The county seat is Coleman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was founded in 1858 and organized in 1864. It is named for Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto. ==History== *10000 b.c. – Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the first inhabitants. Later inhabitants are the Jumano, Lipan Apache and Comanche. *1632 Father Salas leads an expedition to the upper Colorado.〔 *1650 Captains Hernán Martín and Diego del Castillo explore the western portion of the county to the Concho River and return with pearls.〔 *1654 Diego de Guadalajara follows the same path as Martín and Castillo.〔 *1683–84 Juan Domínguez de Mendoza establishes a short-lived mission. *1855 The county’s oldest community of Trickham is founded as a cowboy trading post for the ranching activities of John Chisum. *1858 Coleman County is formed from Brown and Travis counties. The county is named for Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.〔 *1861 Rich Coffey settles the communities of Leaday and Voss. *1876 Site is chosen for Coleman. *1879 The community Santa Anna is established. It is named after the Santa Anna Mountains, which, in turn, are named after Comanche Chief Santana. *1908 The first oil well comes in near Trickham. *1917 Oil is discovered north of Coleman on the J. P. Morris ranch.〔 *1923 Coleman County Medical Center opens.〔 *1925 Tenant farmers are 63 percent of local agriculture.〔 *1930 Coleman County population peaks at 23,669〔 *1948 The oilfields produce over a million barrels a year.〔 *2000 Wind Clean Corporation, harnessing energy from wind power, is founded.〔 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「Coleman County, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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