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San Angelo is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It is also the principal city of the "San Angelo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area" that includes all of Irion and Tom Green county. As of the 2000 census, San Angelo had a total population of 88,439.
The city is located at the confluence of the North Concho River and South Concho River, which in turn form the Concho River, a tributary of the Colorado River (in Texas, not to be confused with the Colorado River in Colorado and Arizona).
San Angelo is also home to the Fort Concho National Historic Landmark. During the late 19th century, it was the headquarters of the 10th Cavalry, which was made up mainly of "buffalo soldiers." A yearly Christmas festival called "Christmas at Old Fort Concho" is held at the fort today.
Local sports teams include the San Angelo Colts, a United League Baseball minor league team; as well as the San Angelo Stampede Express, a minor league indoor football team.
The city is located at the confluence of the North Concho River and South Concho River, which in turn form the Concho River, a tributary of the Colorado River (in Texas, not to be confused with the Colorado River in Colorado and Arizona).
San Angelo is also home to the Fort Concho National Historic Landmark. During the late 19th century, it was the headquarters of the 10th Cavalry, which was made up mainly of "buffalo soldiers." A yearly Christmas festival called "Christmas at Old Fort Concho" is held at the fort today.
Local sports teams include the San Angelo Colts, a United League Baseball minor league team; as well as the San Angelo Stampede Express, a minor league indoor football team.
Goodfellow Air Force Base is also located at the city's outskirts. The primary tasks of the units stationed there are intelligence specializing in linguistics training and firefighter training.
Mathis Field (also known as San Angelo Regional Airport) is the commercial airport serving the city.
San Angelo's main newspaper is the San Angelo Standard-Times.
San Angelo has three local TV stations: KSAN/3, which is an NBC affiliate, KIDY/6, which is a Fox affiliate, and KLST/8, which is a CBS affiliate.
Geography and ClimateSan Angelo is located at (31.453113, -100.452502).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 58.2 square miles (150.9 km²), of which, 55.9 square miles (144.8 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.1 km²) of it (4.03%) is water.
HistoryThe history of the frontier town began in the late 1860s across the North Concho River from Fort Concho, which had been established in 1867. As an early frontier town, San Angelo was characterized by saloons, prostitution, and gambling. Officers of nearby Fort Concho would not leave the garrison after dark. Shortly after the fort was established, Bartholomew DeWitt, the founder of San Angelo, bought of land from Granville Sherwood for a dollar an acre and, over the river, established a trading post, which was later called Santa Angela. There are several stories as to how the town was named, including one in which it was named for DeWitt's sister-in-law, a nun in San Antonio. A local historian found that DeWitt named the town in memory of his wife, Carolina Angela, who died in 1866. The name had changed to San Angela by 1883, when application was made for a post office. The proposed name of San Angela was rejected because of the ungrammatical construction. The name should be Santa Angela or San Angelo. The latter was chosen. Oscar Ruffini,qv the architect of many of the early business buildings in San Angelo, arrived in the town shortly after the flood of 1882, which destroyed the county courthouse in Ben Ficklin, the county seat. After the voters decided on San Angelo as the new county seat, Ruffini was asked to design and supervise the construction of the new county courthouse. Ruffini remained in San Angelo, where he was the architect of about forty buildings in the downtown area, some of which are still in use.
EducationAlmost all of San Angelo is in the San Angelo Independent School District. Small parts of San Angelo are served by the Wall Independent School District (SE San Angelo) and the Grape Creek-Pulliam Independent School District (NW San Angelo). San Angelo is home to Angelo State University and a branch campus of Howard College.
Notable residentsCrawford Goldsby (also known as "Cherokee Bill") was born in Fort Concho (across the Concho River from what is now San Angelo) on February 8, 1876.Frank (Bring'em Back Alive) Buck lived in San Angelo in the 1940s and 1950s.Jazz musician Jack Teagarden lived in San Angelo. College Football Hall of Fame member Pierce Holt attended Angelo State University and was a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons in the 1990's. He was a two-time Pro-Bowl selection. Actor Fess Parker grew up on a ranch near San Angelo.Pop singer Paula DeAnda was born in San Angelo in 1989.Former Major Leaguer David Hulse attended San Angelo Central High School and went on to play for the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers in the 1990's.Four-time Cy Young Award-winning baseball pitcher Greg Maddux was born in San Angelo.Musician Ernest Tubb, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, worked for several years in San Angelo and had a daily live music show on a local radio station prior to going to Nashville.Award-winning western writer and roustabout Elmer Kelton lives in San Angelo.Former tennis player Cliff Richey, who won 10 singles titles in the 1970s, was born in San Angelo and currently lives there.Matthew McConaughey owns a ranch nearby and frequently shops in San Angelo. Los Lonely Boys is an American Grammy-winning musical group from San Angelo that plays Tex-Mex rock with elements of blues, soul, country, and Tejano.Monty McCutchen American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association.Pulitzer Prize nominee and Texas A&M professor Joe Feagin was born in San Angelo.Shea Morenz graduate of San Angelo Central, former University of Texas quarterback, drafted by the New York YankeesSan Angelo in Popular CultureMarty Robbins wrote a song, "San Angelo," which he recorded and released on his 1960 album, More Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs. The recording has since resurfaced on many Robbins compilations.
The city is mentioned in the Hank Williams, Jr. song "Texas Women."
The city is mentioned in Texas country artist Mark David Manders's song, "Leaving San Angelo."
Part of the Cormac McCarthy novel All The Pretty Horses is set in San Angelo, as is the 2000 movie adaptation. The crew of the movie version scouted locations in San Angelo, and actors Matt Damon and Henry Thomas visited the city, but no filming took place there.
The Christian rock band Third Day has a song called "San Angelo" on their "Wire" album.
Country artist Aaron Watson has a hit single named "San Angelo" on his album of the same name.
External linksCity of San Angelo, TexasSan Angelo Independent School DistrictConcho Valley Homepage - Powered by KLST-TV and KSAN-TV in San AngeloSan Angelo Standard-TimesAngelo State UniversitySanAngeloHotSpots.com The premier look at San AngeloSanAngelo.comSan Angelo LIVE! Live events and music in San AngeloHandbook of Texas: San Angelo Page
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This weekend trip allows for golfing, picnicking, bowling, and relaxation at a spa. A great little trip for couples.
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