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Line 33: The original county seat was the town of [[Ben Ficklin, Texas\|Ben Ficklin]]. In 1882, flood waters of the [[Concho River]] destroyed the town and drowned 65 people. The county seat was moved to Santa Angela. In 1883, the town's name was officially changed to [[San Angelo, Texas\|San Angelo]] by the [[United States Postal Service\|United States Post Office]]. Following completion of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway\|Santa Fe Railway]] in September 1888, the county has increase its cattle production to an estimated export of 3,500 to 5,000 [[Railroad car\|railroad cars]]. In 1889, San Angelo became incorporated to a city, and the [[Fort Concho]] shut down after 22 years of operation.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=TSHA {{!}} Tom Green County\|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/tom-green-county\|access-date=2021-10-01\|website=www.tshaonline.org}}</ref> Tom Green County has a long, narrow strip of land extending to the west. This unusual feature is because [[Reagan County, Texas\|Reagan County]] to the west used to be part of Tom Green County, and the state of Texas required that all counties have a contiguous land route to their county seat. ~~Therefore, the~~The small strip of land served to connect the two main regions. In 1903, the residents of the western section voted to form ~~the~~ Reagan County, while in the same vote decided that the connecting strip ~~was decided to~~would remain as part of Tom Green County.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.reporternews.com/lifestyle/ask-doug-shaping-tom-green-county\|title=Abilene Reporter-News\|website=Abilene Reporter-News\|access-date=9 April 2018}}</ref> During ~~the~~ [[February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm\|Winter Storm Uri]], the city of San Angelo ~~City~~ endured 152 hours at or below freezing temperatures.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-02-19\|title=Texas cities that set new records for longest stretch below freezing this week\|url=https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/texas-cities-that-set-new-records-for-longest-stretch-of-cold-temperatures-this-week\|access-date=2021-02-19\|website=KMGH\|language=en}}</ref> ~~Some of the hurricanes~~Hurricanes and tropical storms that have hit Tom Green ~~includes~~include: *

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