Eastland, Texas
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Eastland is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,609 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Eastland County.
Downtown Eastland, Texas
United States Post Office
The Majestic Theatre in Eastland
Facade of historic First United Methodist Church of Eastland
Ol' Rip the Horned Toad
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Ol' Rip the Horned Toad was a Texas horned lizard, commonly referred to as a "horned toad" or "horny toad", which supposedly survived a 31-year hibernation as an entombed animal following its exhumati
Eastland, Texas
…Consulate, since local authorities took the side of the Anglo locals. In 1928, the current courthouse was erected, the prior cornerstone was opened, and "Old Rip" was allegedly found alive. The animal, a kind of lizard, received national publicity. It died in 1929 of pneumonia, and was placed in a glass-front…
Ol' Rip in his coffin in Eastland County Courthouse
Eastland County Courthouse in 2021
Calvin Coolidge inspected Ol' Rip at the White House. He declined to touch Ol' Rip, but he stroked the lizard with his spectacles.
William Temple Hornaday