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The soft drink Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885 by Charles Alderton, a young pharmacist working at Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store. He wanted to invent a drink that tasted the wonderful way the soda fountain smelled. After much experimentation, he finally felt he had hit on “something different.” Other soda fountains were soon buying the syrup from Morrison and serving it. Owner Wade Morrison, who had worked in a drugstore owned by Dr. Charles Pepper of Virginia, apparently named the drink for his former employer.

first appeared: 2/4/2001

Port Lavaca (pop. 11,946) has the world’s longest fishing pier, originally part of the causeway connecting the two sides of Lavaca Bay. Hurricane Carla destroyed the center span in 1961. It was converted into a 3,200-foot fishing pier by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, but about 1,200 feet were lost to a 1999 fire.

first appeared: 1/28/2001

—Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation.

first appeared: 1/28/2001

The 22-acre Municipal Rose Garden in Tyler is one of the world’s largest, containing 38,000 rose bushes.

first appeared: 1/21/2001

Texas comes from the Hasinai Indian word tejas, meaning friends or allies.

first appeared: 1/21/2001

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