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Lampasas County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 19,677.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48281.html )〕 Its county seat is Lampasas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county is named for the Lampasas River. Lampasas County is part of the Killeen–Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== *Indigenous peoples were the first inhabitants of the area. Later known tribes in the area included Tonkawa, Lipan Apache and Comanche. *1721 The Aguayo expedition is said to have passed through the county. *1853 Moses Hughes and his invalid wife, Hannah (Berry), became the first permanent settlers, seeking to take advantage of the medicinal springs. *1854 John Patterson was the first man to cultivate land in the county. *1855 Elizabeth and George W. Scott laid out the town of Burleson, named for her father. The town was later renamed Lampasas, when it becomes the county seat.〔 *1856 The Sixth Texas Legislature formed Lampasas County, named after the Lampasas River, from parts of Travis, Bell, and Coryell Counties. Burleson, renamed Lampasas, is made the county seat.〔 *1858 The northeastern corner of Lampasas County became part of Hamilton County.〔 *1859 The Lampasas Guards were organized to ward off Indian attacks. *1860 Lampasas County's population was 1,028. About 15 percent were slaves.〔 *1861 Indian raids increased in Lampasas, as able-bodied men were off fighting in the war.〔 *1872 Townsen’s Mill was built by Perry and Jasper Townsen. This steam mill cut "rawhide" lumber and ground wheat and corn. *1874 Henry A. Chadwick and son Milam built a sawmill, flour mill and cotton gin. *1875 The Farmers' Alliance was born in Lampasas in reaction against the cattle rustling and illegal land dealings prevalent in the county.〔 *1877 Gunfight at the Lampasas Saloon *1882 The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway extended its line west from Belton to Lampasas.〔 *1885 The Texas Bankers Association, the oldest and largest in the United States, had its beginnings in Lampasas. *1887 Mills County received northern and northwestern sections of Lampasas County.〔 *1892, April 20 – First state meeting of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas was held in Lampasas. *1902 Pierian Club of Lampasas, a civic women's organization, was chartered. *1920’s Texas Power and Light Company arrived in Lampasas County.〔 *1934 The Lower Colorado River Authority brought electricity to the county.〔 *1935 Rollins-Brook Hospital opened near Lampasas.〔 *1942 Fort Hood opened as a military training base. Hancock Park in Lampasas was temporarily turned over to the troops as a recreational area.〔 *1949 Lone Star Gas established services in the county.〔 *Lampasas Mother's Day Flood 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「Lampasas County, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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