Nye, Texas
Former Town in Texas, United States
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Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Webb |
Established | 1882 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
Area code | +1-956 |
Nearest Airports: Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD |
Nye is a former town two miles north of Laredo in southwestern Webb County, Texas, United States. It was named after Thomas C. Nye, a local planter who introduced Bermuda Onions into the community in 1898.
The area was eventually absorbed by the neighboring city of Laredo.
References
- Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Nye, Texas" (accessed May 23, 2007)
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