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.

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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

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West Texas contains Big Spring