Bowie, Texas

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On July 22, 1881, Bowie was incorporated as a town in Montague County, Texas.

(There is also a Bowie County, which includes Texarkana in northeastern Texas.) The town began to grew with the arrival of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway in 1882. In 1884, four men robbed the First National Bank of Bowie and allegedly left with over $10,000 in gold coins.

Townspeople gave chase and eventually captured the robbers, who were hanged for their crimes. By 1913, the town had a populace of more than five thousand and encompassed the Bowie Commercial College. Carter of Fort Worth, who had grown up in Bowie. On August 19, 1941, Rex Beard, Jr., robbed the First National Bank of Bowie and was captured in December of that same year. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Bowie has a total region of 5.52 square miles (14.3 km2). Texas State Highway 59 As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 5,218 citizens and 2,489 housing units in the town.

The town is served by the Bowie Independent School District as well as a branch ground of North Central Texas College.

"Nostalgia" is the name of a restaurant and assorted antique store in downtown Bowie.

Children at Jim Bowie Days Rodeo Jim Bowie Days Rodeo A look at downtown Bowie (2013) Bowie Public Library Bible Baptist Church off Texas State Highway 59, established 1952; Steve Summers, pastor (2013) Peter Lutheran Church at 906 Highway 59 North in Bowie; pastor Larry Knobloch (2013) Bowie City Hall According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Bowie has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. "Texas Almanac Pronunciation Guide" (PDF).

Texas State Historical Association.

Climate Summary for Bowie, Texas "Bowie (city), Texas".

"Bowie Bank Robbery Loot on the Red River".

Texas State Historical Association.

Informal Remarks of the President in Bowie, Texas (Speech).

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The town of Bowie, Texas Chamber of Commerce Municipalities and communities of Montague County, Texas, United States

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