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Unread 07-08-2016, 11:49 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by Jim Solomon View Post
This is the town which I was thinking of---was basically destroyed twice by oil refinery fires in its history.
Yep, that's it. Two gigantic explosions destroyed the town, in 1947 and 2005. Hmmm, it says that Texas City is the birthplace of the US Air Force - the Wright brothers trained pilots there...

Hurricanes too...I'll cross Texas City off my list of Better Places To Live Than Where I Am...
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