Jim Whitworth wrote:
> Hunter - The XIT stood for "Ten In Texas". With age, I've forgotten
> the signifigance, but it may have stood for 10 New York investors who
> were given the land by the state, and in exchange they may have paid
> for building our gorgeous state capital building. I'd bet other
> Texans will correct me if I'm too far off base. BTW - you may have
> too many zeros in there. Texas is a large state, but 300 million
> acres? Go have a cup of coffee with a local. I'm sure someone will
> give you the story..
>
Actually, I plan to go to the XIT museum tomorrow...... it's the one
thing to do in town and I've been saving it.
Hunter
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