The town that bears the same as the county is at the junction of U.S. Highways 287, 62 and 83. The area is named for George Campbell Childress (1804-1841), author of Texas Declaration of Independence. George was a lawyer and politician who became despondent after several unsuccessful attempts at establishing a law practice that would support his family. While living in Galveston, in 1841, he to...
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