Texas Trivia (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio: market, working, great)

[CptnRn]

Amarillo? Not sure I get the mineral connection other then the "yellow soil", and there are varying versions of the names and changes.

AMARILLO, TX | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)
On August 30, 1887, Berry's townsite was elected for that honor. The settlement was originally called Oneida but was by majority consent renamed Amarillo after the nearby lake and creek. These natural features had been named by New Mexican traders and pastores, probably for the yellow soil along the creek banks or the yellow wildflowers that were abundant during the spring and summer. Charles F. Rudolph, editor of the Tascosa Pioneer, blamed the FW&DC employees for ignoring the word's Spanish pronunciation; in 1888 he prophetically stated, "Never again will it be Ah-mah-ree-yoh." Most of the town's first houses were painted yellow in commemoration of the name change.

Here is a slightly different version of the history and name changes.

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2442.html
Little settlement took place before the Civil War. In the 1870s, buffalo hunters killed most of the buffalo for their hides, driving the animal to near extinction. Ragtown was the name given to the place when the Fort Worth & Denver City Railroad came through in 1887. The name Amarillo was adopted in 1892 when the city was incorporated. It means "yellow" in Spanish and refers to the yellow banks of nearby Amarillo Lake.

[jtur88]

Nope. not Amarillo. The name was originally one word, then another word was added, and then that word was altered. Part of the name derives from a palm-tree product. It's a growing city, that had a population of 10,000 several decades ago.

[TexasReb]

Originally Posted by texasdiver

Yes, that's correct. TCU was founded in Thorp Spring in 1873 as AddRan College but moved to Waco in 1895 where it was renamed TCU. In 1896 TCU began to play college football and adopted the Horned Toad mascot and purple and white school colors. Baylor and TCU played a total of 23 football games against each other as cross-town rivals between 1899 and 1910 when a fire destroyed TCU's main campus and the city of Fort Worth offered financial incentives for TCU to relocate there.

Back in the early 1900s Waco was known as the "Athens of Texas" because it was the home of so many colleges. Both Baylor and TCU as well as Paul Quinn college (historically black college that eventually moved to Dallas) and several other small schools.

WOW! Great question and good job on answering! I wouldn't have thought of that one in dozen years!

[CptnRn]

The question in play is:

Originally Posted by jtur88

Next:
What city in Texas was originally named for a geographic feature that does not occur there, then added the name of a plant that doesn't grow there, then again changed slightly to reflect a mineral that does not occur there?

Originally Posted by jtur88

Nope. not Amarillo. The name was originally one word, then another word was added, and then that word was altered. Part of the name derives from a palm-tree product. It's a growing city, that had a population of 10,000 several decades ago.

[TexasReb]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

The question in play is:

*raises hand* (see, the school teacher in me is still present even during summer vacation*). Are we allowed to ask a few and limited questions?

[die Eichkatze]

Copperas cove? Only thing that comes to mind and fits at least part of the requirements that I know...???

[TexasReb]

Originally Posted by TexasReb

*raises hand* (see, the school teacher in me is still present even during summer vacation*). Are we allowed to ask a few and limited questions?

Quoting my ownself -- cos I don't think this one has ever been asked/answered -- I meant, is it permissable to ask a question or two as to clues?

That is to say, can "we" ask if this particular town is in East Texas...? Something like that; see what I mean?

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by die Eichkatze

Copperas cove? Only thing that comes to mind and fits at least part of the requirements that I know...???

Yes, that's it. First just named Cove, but there was another place with that name, so it was named Copras Cove, after copra, a product made of cocoanut, used, among other things, for livestock feed. Then because the metallic taste of the water, changed to Copperas Cove, but copper was not the mineral that affected the water.

Your turn.

[die Eichkatze]

Originally Posted by jtur88

Yes, that's it. First just named Cove, but there was another place with that name, so it was named Copras Cove, after copra, a product made of cocoanut, used, among other things, for livestock feed. Then because the metallic taste of the water, changed to Copperas Cove, but copper was not the mineral that affected the water.

Your turn.

Great question! I couldn't figure out the palm part of the question, but the other points fit.....
I'm at work, so if you are sure you have the correct answer then feel free to ask the next one.....
Until 1968, this complex of springs were reported to be the third largest in Texas, producing over 1,000 gallons per second. The spring was covered by the lake that was built in the area. Name the spring.

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by die Eichkatze

Until 1968, this complex of springs were reported to be the third largest in Texas, producing over 1,000 gallons per second. The spring was covered by the lake that was built in the area. Name the spring.

Goodenough Spring, now under Lake Amistad.

Sorry about another football one, but this is the only one I have ready:

What three NFL teams are direct descendants of teams that once played in Texas, but are now elsewhere?