Big Spring
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Big Spring is a small West Texas city known historically as a railroad and oil hub on the edge of the Permian Basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Spring canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedAs |
oil boom town
ⓘ
railroad town ⓘ |
| economicBasis |
oil production
ⓘ
railroad operations ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2,400 feet
ⓘ
approximately 730 meters ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
energy
ⓘ
oil and gas ⓘ railroad services ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | natural spring known as the "big spring" ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
oil industry hub
ⓘ
railroad hub ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Howard County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Texas
ⓘ
West Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Howard County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPhysiographicRegion | Llano Estacado vicinity ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Permian Basin ⓘ |
| locatedOn | edge of the Permian Basin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby natural spring ⓘ |
| populationScale | small city ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationHistory | served by major railroad lines ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.