Abilene, Texas by Richardphotos
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Abilene, my Abilene prettiest town I have ever seen. those are words in a song about Abilene.I forgot the singer
Abilene is in the northeast corner of Taylor County. It is situated 1,708 feet above sea level on generally flat terrain. The city is connected east-west by Interstate Highway 20, US Highway 80, and State Highway 36 and north-south by US highways 83, 84, and 277. Reflecting its beginning as a railroad townsite, Abilene is bisected by the Texas and Pacific tracks, which run east-west.
Abilene owes its genesis to the Texas and Pacific and a group of ranchers and land speculators. Before the coming of the railroad, the Abilene area had been sporadically inhabited by nomadic Indians and United States military personnel and later by buffalo hunters and ranchers. By the 1870s the Indians had been driven out, and cattlemen began to graze their herds in the area. Taylor County was organized in 1878, and Buffalo Gap was designated the county seat. When the Texas and Pacific Railway began to push westward in 1880, several ranchers and businessmen-Claiborne W. Merchant, John Merchant, John N. Simpson, John T. Berry, and S. L. Chalk-met with H. C. Whithers, the Texas and Pacific track and townsite locator, and arranged to have the railroad bypass Buffalo Gap. They agreed that the route would traverse the northern part of the county and consequently their own land, and that a new town would be established between Cedar and Big Elm creeks east of Catclaw Creek. C. W. Merchant apparently suggested the name Abilene, after the Kansas cattle town.
After the Texas and Pacific arrived at the site in January 1881 the railroad promoted Abilene as the "Future Great City of West Texas." J. Stoddard Johnston and other railroad officials platted the townsite. Several hundred people arrived in Abilene before the sale of town lots and began to establish businesses and a church. The lots were auctioned on March 15, 1881; in two days buyers purchased more than 300 lots, and Abilene was officially established. On January 2, 1883, the residents voted to incorporate, and in an election held on October 23, 1883, Abilene became the county seat. By 1890 the city had a population of 3,194; twenty years later the number of residents was 9,204.
http://www.abilenetx.com/About/history.htm
I know these together are not the best match.very hard from a jet at 30,000 feet.individually I think each is alright but zi wanted to show the whole enchilada(Texas slang for the whole thing)
thanks for viewing and any comments
Comments (86)
pops
Awesome coolage and I disagree with Elcet
PIERRE25
Superbe composition Richard de magnifiques photos!!!
hipps13
Hi Richard Now I have the tune in me head lol thanks for the smile this is so cool to read and look at Full-size view a must sunshine day to you warm hug with a smile, Linda
huenersh
Very nice collage, fantastic work! Do you fly a lot? ;-)
brycek
Super Richard..love the facts!!
jocko500
I heard the song before. remind me of those maps you see in goverment buildings at times. Mainly old maps they shoot from a plane too. There is a photo man here in town that takes photos from the air but he have a hole in his plane as he fly by the camera will shoot it right. But he have this down to a science. I think you did real good from a jet flying so high
prionbrain
WOW!!! Looks really cool from above!!!
Ionel
Very cool, Richard! Excellent captures and great idea that collage!!!
moochagoo
Great !
Valentin
Excellent work! Great concept and beautifully executed!!!!
MagikUnicorn
COOL AERIAL SHOT
Bampster
Very unique image---excellent concept!!!
mickuk50
i`m with tara on this ,i believe thats its down to individual taste like everything else and i think that the effort you have put into this image just for piecing it together and to actually see what you have done is quite remarkable,especially from such a height .a very interesting piece of work richard mick
Electralena
Excellent photoes, Richard. Thank you for sharing!!!
amota99517
Cool composition. It's quite a large place.
2Loose2Trek
Nice job stitching the various photos together ... well done!
LeCygne
It is truly amazing how well these photos came out taken from that height, and then stitching them togehter!!...Not an easy task!!! Excellent work!!
OrphanedSoul
I haven't been there in a while nice images!
ledwolorz
Fantastic work.
JeffG7BRJ
Not bad at all from 30,000 feet Richard, but I can't get that darn song out of my head now. Excellent collage and narrative, very informative and I like that with any shot. Bravo!!!!!
babuci
Good one Richard, like a "mosaic" way you shot this town.
sazzart
Had a friend who was an ATC at the base back when. Seen some gun camera photos of the area, so i think these're are really cool.
pennykay
Awesome Richard!!! And, I too- know the song!
doarte
Wonderful Aerial ... love the composite to it! Outstanding!
miincdesign
I think it's an awesome collage. Being that it does not line up perfectly gives it an artistic quality. Very well done!!
bpclarke
Not one of your best sets of pix, but the interesting factor is definitely a 10 out of 10. That's what makes this wonderful. I like it. :o) Bunny
STEVIEUKWONDER
I love the panoramic effect you have achieved here Richard. Excellent photograph Sir! Steve :o)
DennisReed
Farout Photo mesh! Bravo Richard!
MrsLubner
"I sit alone most every night, I watch those trains pull out of sight, Don’t I wish they were carrying me back to Abilene, my Abilene.” Chorus: “Abilene, Abilene, prettiest town I’ve ever seen. Women there don't treat you mean, in Abilene, my Abilene." a 1963 song originally recorded by George Hamilton IV and written by Bob Gibson and John D. Loudermilk. I had to grin at NytsMom who mentions Houston and El Paso in conjuction with Abilene. :-) Texas is so big, that's like saying I live in Connecticut, she lives in Michigan and they life in Kentucky. :-) Ok, maybe not quite that big but it's not much of an exageration.LOL
rawdodb
Nice work Richard & thanks for the history lesson, About all I knew is that it was oneof the Cattle centers of Old ....