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Gatesville
Texas is a state located in the Southern and Western regions of the United States of America. The state is second-largest in both area and population behind Alaska and California, respectively. The state's name derives from a word in the Caddoan language of the Hasinai. Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a decade. Texas is internationally known for its energy and aeronautics industries, and for its ship channel at the Port of Houston, the largest in the U.S. in international commerce and the sixth-largest port in the world.
Gatesville is a city in Coryell County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,591 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Coryell CountyGR6. Gatesville is the home of the women's maximum security unit for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice TDCJ, which includes the women's death row. Several other TDCJ prisons are located in and around Gatesville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.5 square kilometers. 22.5 square kilometers of it is land and 0.11 percent is water.
Gatesville, Texas, the sort of Home Town everyone dreams of full of friendly people, fond memories and growing businesses. Still small enough so everyone knows their neighbors, it's also large enough to offer all the services and advantages of a modern city. Gatesville is the county seat of Coryell County, deep in the Heart of Central Texas. U.S. Highway 84 and State Highway 36 intersect here, giving easy access to Waco and Temple, both located on I-35, one of the main transportation arteries of America, and chief trade route for NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Association.
Present-day Coryell County began in 1849 with the establishment of Ft. Gates on the banks of the Leon River, about 5 miles from the current site of Gatesville. This U.S. Army fort, named after Major Collinson Reed Gates, was intended to protect settlers from intermittent Indian raids. Abandoned by the Army in 1852, the fort was later used during the War Between the States as a Confederate Army training site. As it is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of Texas one of the most visited places amongst the most die-hard travelers the world over.
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