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region. By 1916, the candelillero factory consisted of a boiler room with tall smoke stacks, six large extraction vats, and a water storage system for the production of
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In 1914, W.K. Ellis and C.D. Wood established a wax factory on the embankment of Glenn Springs employing a population in the mountainous
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Glenn Springs was a military encampment, which was attacked by the troops of the Mexican General
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The rural settlement is located 11 miles (16 kilometers) south-southeast of the
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Topo Map of Glenn Springs, Texas
Glenn Springs, Texas is located in Texas
Glenn Springs, Texas is located in the United States
29°09′40″N 103°08′51″W / 29.16111°N 103.14750°W / 29.16111; -103.14750
United States
Texas
County
Brewster
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP codes
Area code
432
GNIS
2034866
Texas
natural spring
Apache
Kiowa
Panther Junction
Big Bend National Park
Pancho Villa
U.S. Army
Glenn Springs Raid
Columbus, New Mexico
Spanish Texas
candelilla

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