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Texarkana is quite unique in that the city is divided by two states. The State line runs down the middle of the main street (State Line Avenue). The post office is unique because it has two zip codes - 71854 for Texarkana, Arkansas and 75501 for Texarkana, Texas.
In 1850 the boundary between Texas and Arkansas was established. This was an area in the Piney woods area of East Texas and the Southwest portion of Arkansas. In 1860 early settlers began to stake their claim to lands along the state line. After the railroad completed its last stretch of line in 1873, the town of Texarkana was born. The three parts of the name Texarkana honour the three states - Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. |
|  | In 1992 Texarkana had a total population of 120,132, 31,656 of whom lived on the Texas side. Texarkana is filled with historic sites and you will find a lot of memorials that honour soldiers of various wars.
While there is a Texarkana TX and a Texarkana AK, I decided to put the city altogether under the Texas side where most of the attractions are. |
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bugalugs Sun Jul 3, 2005 20:50 UTC
Really interesting reading about Scott Joplin and the ace of spades his is unusual, and it had a bathroom and kitchen wing added a bit like us at the moment - lol :-) | XenoHumph Fri May 7, 2004 17:55 UTC
Great page! I went to Texarkana while moving from Chicago to Houston. In the evening , we drove through downtown(S!). A very peculiar city with administrative offices doubled! It looked really nice for living, although very dead in the downtown area. | dr.firas Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:12 UTC
Love it, it is a mini Texas, I suppose LOL I would love to see rkana now LOL | Bwana_Brown Fri Nov 14, 2003 18:31 UTC
A great page on this unusual city - one that I've always wondered about! I almost made it last year during my trip to southeastern Oklahoma but time ran out! |
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