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A city of 115,000 residents, Abilene owes its existence to the 1881 decision of the Texas & Pacific Railway to lay tracks on the land that is now the middle of town. While Buffalo Gap was the established county seat at the time, the railroad's existence 12 miles to the north rerouted the course of history, bringing pioneers to Abilene in droves. The initial industry revolved around the hundreds of thousands of buffalo skeletons that were killed for their hides in the years before--the bones were highly sought by sugar refineries and fertilizer manufacturers. By the end of 1882, the plains were picked clean and Abilene had laid claim to the county seat. Buffalo Gap's position as the prime regional outpost screeched to a halt as Abilene grew by leaps and bounds.
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Abilene State Park, Texas
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