NewsTalk 1290 News & Talk of Texoma » wichita falls landmarks http://newstalk1290.com Wed, 22 May 2013 20:38:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Virtual Tour Of Historic Wichita Falls http://newstalk1290.com/virtual-tour-of-historic-wichita-falls/ http://newstalk1290.com/virtual-tour-of-historic-wichita-falls/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:53:25 +0000 Aaron Galloway http://newstalk1290.com/?p=1760   (click play and hear how Wichita Falls began)

A Short History of Wichita Falls
In the 1800s, the Wichita Falls, Texas area was home to the Wichita Indians. A small waterfall near their village is thought to be the origin of the city's name. A life-sized sculpture by local

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/virtual-tour-of-historic-wichita-falls/feed/ 0 Downtown celebration with soldiers returning from World War I - 1918 (Armistice Day). Photo from the Lester Jones Collection -Wichita Falls Museum of Art.