Luling, Texas

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Luling, Texas is a small city in Central Texas known historically for its oil boom and annual watermelon festival.

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Luling, Texas canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 830
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Caldwell County, Texas NERFINISHED
distanceTo approximately 47 miles south of Austin, Texas
approximately 60 miles northeast of San Antonio, Texas
elevation approximately 361 feet
festivalStartYear 1954
foundedIn 1874
governmentType council–manager government
hasAttraction Central Texas Oil Patch Museum
Zedler Mill
Zedler Mill Park and Pavilion
decorated oil pump jacks
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
oil and gas production
tourism
hasEvent watermelon seed spitting contests
hasMuseum Central Texas Oil Patch Museum
hasNickname Toughest Town in Texas
hasPostalCode 78648
hasRiverRecreation San Marcos River paddling and fishing
historicalIndustry cotton
oil
railroad
hosts Watermelon Thump festival
isCountySeatOf none
knownFor annual watermelon festival
oil boom in the 1920s
watermelon production
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOn Interstate 10
State Highway 80
U.S. Route 90
locatedOnRiver San Marcos River
namedAfter Charles Luling NERFINISHED
nearestLargeCity Austin, Texas
linked to: City of Austin

San Antonio, Texas
partOf Central Texas
linked to: central Texas
region Texas Hill Country fringe
schoolDistrict Luling Independent School District
state Texas
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
transportation Union Pacific Railroad line

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U.S. Route 183 passesThrough Luling, Texas
Caldwell County, Texas containsSettlement Luling, Texas
subject linked to: Caldwell County
Dale, Texas locatedNearCity Luling, Texas