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Terry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,651.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48445.html )〕 Its county seat is Brownfield.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1904. It is named for Benjamin Franklin Terry, a colonel in the Confederate Army. Terry County is one of 46 dry counties in the state of Texas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/images/wetdry.gif )〕 ==History== In 1877, the ill-fated Nolan Expedition crossed the county in search of livestock stolen by Comanche renegades. The various Indian tribes had moved on by the time of white settlement, due to the depletion of the buffalo herds by hunters. Terry County was formed from Bexar County in 1876 and named for Col. Benjamin Franklin Terry, who commanded the Terry's Texas Rangers in the Civil War. Terry County was organized in 1904. Brownfield as became the county seat. The county was settled by ranchers such as Ira J. Coulver, J. R. Quinn, Englishman Q. Bone and Marion V. Brownfield. By 1910 Terry County had 235 farms and of improved land, with corn being the most important crop.〔 Oil was discovered in the county in 1940 Terry County lies in the oil-rich north Permian Basin, and the discovery of oil quickly led to production. By 1991 almost of crude had been extracted from Terry County lands since 1940.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://search.datapages.com/data/doi/10.1306/5CEADC80-16BB-11D7-8645000102C1865D )〕 In 1991 Terry County was among the leading cotton counties in Texas.〔 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「Terry County, Texas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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