13 Facts About Temple Texas

1.

Temple Texas was founded as a railroad town in 1881 by the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad.

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Mr Temple Texas was a civil engineer and former surveyor with the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company.

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3.

Temple Texas is home to many regional distribution centers and is headquarters to two large, multinational companies, Wilsonart International and McLane Company, as well as parent McLane Group.

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4.

Temple Texas is home to the Temple Texas Bottling Company, which produces Dr Pepper .

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5.

Temple Texas is within 30 miles of Fort Hood, and military personnel contribute a portion of the city's economy.

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6.

Temple Texas is largely served by the Temple Texas Independent School District.

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7.

Temple Texas College offers two-year associate degrees in a variety of subjects, with strong programs in business administration, information technology, and nursing.

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8.

Temple Texas College was the first college located in Temple Texas, and opened in 1926.

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9.

Radio stations licensed in Temple Texas include FM stations KVLT-FM, KBDE-FM, KLTD-FM, and KRYH-LP; and AM stations News Radio 1400, and a number of other nearby radio stations can be heard in Temple Texas.

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10.

For cable and satellite television service, Temple Texas is served by Charter Spectrum, DirecTV, Dish Network, and Grande Communications.

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11.

Temple Texas was founded as a railroad junction and serves as a major freight railroad hub to this day.

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Temple Texas would be a stop along the line, regardless of where that connection between the two lines would be.

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13.

Temple Texas is policed by the Temple Texas Police Department and the Bell County Sheriff's Office.

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