El Campo
Dec 23, 2021
2 minutes
By Heather Brand
l Campo got its start as a railroad camp, nicknamed the “Pearl of the Prairie” for the light of the switching point that would glow over the landscape at night. Set in the coastal plains, the area has long been cattle country. Local vaqueros gave the town the name of El Campo—Spanish for the countryside or field—in 1890. Agriculture has fueled the economy ever since. Farmer, rancher, and
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