Boston, Texas

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Boston is a town in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the county seat of Bowie County. It is part of the Texarkana, Texas - Texarkana, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its two area codes are 430 and 903, its zipcode is 75570, and it is in the "Central Standard Time" time zone. The town had a population of only 200 in 1990.

[edit] History

Before 1890, Texarkana was the county seat of Bowie County. Then an election decided on a more central location for a courthouse. The site was chosen, and the town of Boston was created at the site. In 1986 a new courthouse was built in New Boston, which is just north of Boston, which remains the official county seat.

[edit] External links

Boston, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

USGS Entry for Boston, Texas

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