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Marker Text: Founded 1906 as Bello ("Beautiful View"). Tent city of workers building Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Renamed 1909 for Wm. Westhoff (Aug. 8, 1831-March 19, 1911), local merchant and political leader.
For a time town had 3 cotton gins, 13 stores, it remains a farming-ranching-uranium leasing center, inhabited by many ethnic groups. (1970) Marker No: 5769
Aluminum 20 x 20 Subject Marker
Geographic: 29.194761,-97.470924
Location: US 87, Westhoff
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