Love Bug-Lazbuddie Red Wood
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Owner:
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shellbadger
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Released:
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
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Origin:
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Texas, United States
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In the hands of firefighter.lt.314.
This is not collectible.
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This is one of a series of heart-shaped items obtained from different places and converted into travel bugs. They are named either for the places of their origin or for Texas Panhandle-South Plains towns with interesting names or histories.
Lazbuddie is an unincorporated community in Parmer County, Texas, United States. It was named for local business owners, Luther "Laz" Green, and his partner, Andrew "Buddie" Sherley. The land, which had been part of the immense XIT Ranch (Red Tower Camp). Thomas Kelly developed it into the Star ranch but some of it was subsequently sold in small parcels to homesteading families, beginning in 1902. The community grew up around the store Green and Sherley opened there in 1924. A post office was opened in the store in 1926, and as of this writing it is still in the original Lazbuddie store. The town has two cotton gins, a grain elevator, a hardware store, and several churches. The community's focal point is the Lazbuddie Independent School District which educates children from the surrounding rural area. Six-man football is played at Lazbuddie High School. In 1980 through 2000 Lazbuddie reported a population of 248.
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