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Burkburnett

American  
[burk-ber-net] / ˌbɜrk bərˈnɛt /

noun

  1. a town in N Texas.


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Miller was born in Burkburnett, Texas, one of five children of a carpenter and a cotton-picker who followed the Okie route west to San Bernardino in California.

From The Guardian Jun. 12, 2012

Nolan Bertrandoff Miller was born on Jan. 8, 1933, in Burkburnett, Tex., the fourth of five children.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2012

They refused to take oil promotion advertising during the Burkburnett, Ranger, Eastland and East Texas booms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Burkburnett became a name to conjure with and there was no lack of conjurers.

From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

Wichita Falls was overcrowded with oil men, drawn thither by the town-site strike at Burkburnett, a few miles northwest, and excitement was mounting as new wells continued to come in.

From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

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