Texas Trivia (Houston, Dallas, El Paso: wage, small businesses, requirements)

[jtur88]

OK, here's the final hint. W. E. Stewart named the town when his Land Company platted it out.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by jtur88

What is the Texas town that was originally named for the man who developed it, a Mr. Stewart. It was laid out with the intention of being segregated, with street names on each side of town intended to reflect the ethnicity of the people settling on each side.

Originally Posted by jtur88

Hint: Stewart's name does not appear in the town's name. Rather, the town's name is an acronym for Stewart's company, which contained his name.

Originally Posted by jtur88

It's been 48 hours now, so I'll add another hint. This was the hometown of a local high school football star, who died a few years later in WWII under circumstances that attracted national attention.

Originally Posted by jtur88

OK, here's the final hint. W. E. Stewart named the town when his Land Company platted it out.

Weslaco, TX

WESLACO, TX | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

On December 14, 1917, the irrigation company sold 30,000 acres at ninety dollars an acre to the W. E. Stewart Land Company, from which the name Weslaco is derived....

A municipal ordinance of 1921 provided that the land north of the railroad tracks be designated for industry and Hispanic residences and businesses. The area to the south of the tracks was reserved for Anglo residences and businesses. This segregation was a consequence of the farm culture that had introduced the railroad. Weslaco developed as two cities. "El pueblo americano," as the Anglo side of town was called, consisted of well-built frame houses; it had paved streets and enclosed sewers. The Mexican side featured corrugated tin shacks, unpaved roads, and outhouses. Mexican women were supposed to shop on the Anglo side of town early on Saturdays only, and be back in "Mexican Town" by sunset. Streets north of the tracks had Spanish names, business was conducted in Spanish, and schools were established for Mexican children. In "American Town," streets were named for northern states.

[CptnRn]

Where can this mermaid be found and what does she symbolize?

[TexasReb]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Where can this mermaid be found and what does she symbolize?

I am gonna hazard a wild -- but probably incomplete -- answer here. Is it somewhere around San Angelo? And have something to do with an Indian legend?

The reason I say that is because I recall some years ago at an SCV convention, a guy who lived in San Angelo mentioned something about it. Along a river or something...?

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Weslaco, TX

Correct, of course.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by TexasReb

I am gonna hazard a wild -- but probably incomplete -- answer here. Is it somewhere around San Angelo? And have something to do with an Indian legend?

The reason I say that is because I recall some years ago at an SCV convention, a guy who lived in San Angelo mentioned something about it. Along a river or something...?

Partially correct but incomplete and some of that guess is completely off the mark. I will let you guess which part is correct.

Hint: what is she holding in her hand?

[jtur88]

She is holding the Concho Pearl, which was the answer to a trivia question I posed several weeks ago. The Concho River once attracted speculators who thought the pearls from clams in that river were commercially exploitable. Texas Reb got the main part of the answer right, so I'll concede the next question to him.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by jtur88

She is holding the Concho Pearl, which was the answer to a trivia question I posed several weeks ago. The Concho River once attracted speculators who thought the pearls from clams in that river were commercially exploitable. Texas Reb got the main part of the answer right, so I'll concede the next question to him.

That is correct. TexasReb you are up.

"Pearl of the Concho Mermaid Statue in San Angelo, Tx.--Color | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetchick/5269823710/ - broken link)
"Pearl of the Concho Mermaid Statue in San Angelo, Tx.--Color
This is a photo taken in San Angelo, Tx, on the Concho River. San Angelo is known for the Concho pearl which is a freshwater pearl. This is supposed to be a statue of a freshwater mermaid. At least that's what I have been told. The name of the statue is "The Pearl of the Concho". This statue was placed in this location in June, 1994.

[TexasReb]

Ok y'all...let me see if I can ask something that hasn't been asked before (it is getting more and more difficult! LOL).

Anyway, the Alamo chapel is probably the most famous shrine/landmark in Texas and its history. One of the features that many instrinsically associate with this particular building is the famous "hump".

This aspect of the structure today did not exist originally, nor until after the battle. When was it added and by who/whom?

Bonus point for answering why it was added! (note: this is a somewhat trick question).

[doctorjef]

The City of San Antonio leased the Alamo to the US Gov't in 1848, with the federal authority meaning to use the building as an ordinance depot. The parapet above the doors on the (liturgical) west end of the chapel was added under the US authority in the 1850s as part of the structural restoration of the building.