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Upshur County

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Not every place needs a reason.

Sometimes it's enough just to be there.

Gilmer

The seat of Upshur County, Gilmer was founded in 1848 on the historic Cherokee Trace, becoming a trade center for a growing population of farmer-settlers. Cotton farming dominated the economy,…

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Somewhere between here and nowhere.

The spaces in between are often the most memorable.

Big Sandy

The first settlement of the woodlands area dates from the Mexican land grants of 1835.…

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