English Explanatory Dictionary

City of Kilgore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Gregg and Rusk Counties, Texas, United States known for its diverse cultural scene, oil heritage, and vibrant community life.

Word forms

City of Kilgore the City of Kilgore

Etymology

Named after the Kilgore railroad station, itself named after the surname of Constantine Buckley Kilgore (1835–1897), U.S. Representative from Texas who sold land to the International-Great Northern Railroad in 1872 for depot construction. Establishing a new city that adopted Kilgore's name as a condition of the railroad investment.

Synonyms

Kilgore City of Stars Oil Capital of the World The Dirty K K-Town Home of the Rangerettes

Related words

Rangerette

Derived words

Kilgoreite
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