“I’m from a small town in Texas.” It’s become a cliché. Texans often compete over who came from or who lives in the smaller town.
Yet, there are people who do not understand what a small town is, that it is far more than simply being a community of few people. Furthermore, they might tend to lump small towns together, totally ignorant to the vast differences between Overton (population 2,350) and Port Aransas (3,370).
So, let’s help them out. If you have knowledge of one or more small towns in Texas, I beg your participation in an ambitious project I’ve kicked off called, naturally, “A Small Town in Texas.”
Its origin is rooted in a long-ago desire to put together a travel book using local recommendations for local dining places. I’ve visited too many great cafes that I would not have entered without the word of a local resident. Now, with the power of the Internet and social communities, I’ve taken the idea past restaurants to ask Texans to tell the world about their little towns.
If you have information or opinions about one or more small towns in Texas, please pitch in. I began with populations of about 5,000 or smaller and have used only incorporated towns. I do not mind using slightly larger towns and will include unincorporated communities as things go along.
At this moment, I have 59 pages built for towns ranging from Port Isabel in the southern tip of the state to Texline and Sanford in the Panhandle, from Anthony near El Paso to Hemphill near the Sabine River.
Start at www.squidoo.com/a-small-town-in-texas and find your towns on the list. Click through and participate. You may identify yourself if you wish or you may remain anonymous. Tell us the neat things about the town. Be sure to vote in the Speed Trap poll. Each town even has comment areas to list or talk about the good things for which the town is known and even the not-so-good things. Fill in the gaps on the page about schools, fire department, shopping, etc., and, by all means, suggest what else should be added.
If you do not find your town listed, go to the bottom of the page – “Where to, buddy?” – and tell me what town should be added next.
ONE MORE THING ... Please spread the word to your friends. The more, the merrier.
By the way, this is my first mention of the pages to anyone, so you’re getting in on the ground floor. That is, you have a lot of information you may add.
