Pearl City, Texas

Pearl City, Texas

Pearl City is a small town in Texas, United States, just west of Yoakum and 191 miles west of Houston.

Geography

Yoakum is located at coor dms|29|17|28|N|97|8|50|W|city (29.32096, -97.24546)GR|1.

History

Calling Pearl City a city is quite a stretch. One visit and you'll see that the community barely qualifies as a town, let alone a full blown city. What makes Pearl City special is how it got its name. The town was named after the Pearl Brewing Company's Pearl beer. [ [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/hrp17.html Pearl City, Texas] Handbook of Texas Online. 6 June 2001. Accessed on 15 January 2007. ]

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