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Irion County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,599.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48235.html )〕 Its county seat is Mertzon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county is named for Robert Anderson Irion, a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas. Irion County is included in the San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== *First inhabitants Tonkawa and Kickapoo. *1650 Captains Hernán Martín and Diego del Castillo explore the region. *1684 Juan Domínguez de Mendoza and Nicolás López report on local Indians.〔 *1761 Spanish soldier Felipe Rábago y Terán passes through the area. *1858 -1861 Butterfield Overland Mail crosses the region.〔 *1876 John Arden brings the first flock of sheep from California. Billy Childress establishes the longhorn 7D Ranch. *1889 The Texas legislature forms Irion County from Tom Green County. Sherwood becomes the county seat. *1928 Oil is discovered in Irion County. *1936 Mertzon becomes county seat. 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「Irion County, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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