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Otto, Texas formed in 1901 when two towns, Lonestar and Needmore, combined when the townspeople got word that railroad tracks connecting Marlin to Waco would come through town.
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Normanna, Texas is located in Bee County near Medio Creek on US Highway 181. Originally named Walton, the town became known as "The Home of the Norseman" in the 1890s when the Norwegians settled in the area.
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Nix, Texas is located in Lampasas County on FM 580. Nix, established in the 1860s, was on a stagecoach route that became less important after the railroads were built and the Texas frontier was tamed.
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Mount Dora, New Mexico is located in Union County, New Mexico approximately 3 miles from an inactive shield volcano named Mount Dora, a landmark for travelers on the old Cimarron Route of the Santa Fe Trail on the high plains of northeast New Mexico.
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Muldoon, Texas is located in Fayette County on FM 154. Muldoon was named for Father Michael Muldoon, the only non-Hispanic member of the Monterrey, Mexico Diocese, assigned to Stephen F. Austin's colony.
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