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TexasTowelie

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4. Yes, I lived in the Wharton area and there is the nearby community called Egypt

Reply to flotsam (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 13, 2019, 11:20 PM

Dec 2019

where there were some cotton plantations and slavery was prevalent. It's still an economically depressed area to this day.

I believe the Austin colony area was where the yellow fever epidemic was prominent in the 1860's. There is some interesting history in the area for those willing to dig for it.

If only Mexico had built the wall to keep out those pesky American immigrants, Texas would still be part of Mexico.

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Yes, I lived in the Wharton area and there is the nearby community called Egypt TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #4