Nolan County Gold Star Winners - 2007
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Welcome to the Nolan County Office
Nolan County is located in west central Texas. The county was named for Philip Nolan. It lies on the lower plains, with the western end of the Callahan Divide in the southern section of the county. The land is predominantly rolling uplands to the north, with plateaus traversed by valleys in the south. The agricultural economy centers around cattle and livestock products, but 50 percent of the annual agricultural income is from crops, especially cotton, wheat, sorghum, and hay. Petroleum, natural gas, gypsum, rock, sand and gravel are also produced in the county.
The Missouri Pacific and the Santa Fe railroads have lines in Nolan County. The Texas State Technical College in Sweetwater is a vocational training facility that began operation in 1970. Communities in the county include the county seat of Sweetwater, Roscoe, Blackwell, Highland, and Nolan. The largest tourist attraction in Nolan County is the World’s Largest Rattlesnake Round-up, held each March.
The Army Air Force used Sweetwater’s airfield for training during World War II, and before that the field served as a training base for Britain’s military flying cadets. In 1943 the Women’s Air force Service Pilots were trained there.
