Lubbock, Texas

:For other uses, see Lubbock (disambiguation).

History

The county of Lubbock was founded in 1876, named after Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a Confederate colonel and Texas Ranger, but the town of Lubbock was not founded until 1890, when it was formed from a unique merger arrangement between two smaller towns, "Old Lubbock" and Monterey. The terms of the compromise included keeping the Lubbock name but the Monterey townsite, so the previous Old Lubbock residents relocated South to the Monterey location, including putting Old Lubbock's Nicolette Hotel on rollers and pulling it across a canyon to its new home.

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1876 - Thomas Saltus Lubbock - Confederate - Texas Ranger - 1890

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In 1891 Lubbock became the county seat and in 1909 was reincorporated as a city.

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1891 - 1909

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Texas Technological College was founded in 1923, later renamed Texas Tech University. Its medical school, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, was added in 1970.

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1923 - Texas Tech University - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - 1970

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In August 1951, a v-shaped formation of lights was seen over the city. There are several theories as to their source, but the Lubbock Lights have never been explained.

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August - 1951 - Lubbock Lights

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Lubbock Christian University was founded in 1957.

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Lubbock Christian University - 1957

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On May 11, 1970 an unusually severe tornado struck Lubbock killing 26 people and doing about $125 million damage (see Lubbock Tornado).

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May 11 - 1970 - Tornado - Lubbock Tornado

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Ongoing work at the Lubbock Lake Landmark, an archaeological and natural history preserve located at the northern edge of the city, has resulted in documented evidence of almost twelve thousand years of human occupation in the region.

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Lubbock Lake Landmark - Archaeological - Natural history

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