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Snyder
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.
Snyder is a city in Scurry County, Texas, United States. The population of the city was 10,783 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Scurry County and is located on Deep Creek, a minor tributary of the Colorado River. Western Texas College is a fully comprehensive community junior college accredited by the commission on colleges of the southern association of colleges and schools.
The city of Snyder is the County Seat of Scurry County and a bright spot in West Texas located approximately 90 miles south of Lubbock, west of Abilene, north of San Angelo and east of Midland. In 1878 Pete Snyder operated a trading post to sell items to buffalo hunters and settlers, which was located on the banks of Deep Creek. At about that same time Pete Snyder came to this area. J. Wright Mooar had a hunting camp on the banks of Deep Creek. On October 7, 1876, he killed a white buffalo northwest of where the community of Snyder is currently located.
On November 21, 1948, standard of Texas struck oil. The well was producing 532 barrels a day. Today there are 2,000 oil wells in Scurry County. Snyder became a boom-town, with its population growing four times larger in a very short period of time. As the pace began to slow down the citizens began to concentrate on providing a town that would be good to raise children in and a place to be proud of.
Snyder is also said to be as the city of best geographical environment and can trace its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and pursue enthusiasm in its natural beauty and populace.
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