Cuero

Historical marker location:

Cuero, Texas

( US 87 bus., east side near Limit)

Marker installed: 1968

Founded 1873 with arrival of Gulf, Western, Texas and Pacific Railroad. County seat moved here from Clinton, 1876. Population grew after coastal storms of 1875 and 1886 destroyed Indianola and refugees from there made a new start here.

Home of Turkey Trot, begun in 1912. Farming, ranching, oil and gas center.

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The Johnson Space Center, located in Houston, played a crucial role in the development of the U.S. space program. It was here that NASA trained its astronauts and mission control teams, and it continues to be an important center for space research and exploration today.