The Texanist: Why Is Abilene So Weird? (Hint: Maybe It’s Not.)

Q:  I’m from Abilene, and there’s something strange about the place. It’s such a sleepy town; it seems like nothing goes on here besides church and, well . . . more church. Why is Abilene so weird? Kolby Anderson, AbileneQ:  The Texanist’s mother, rest her soul, was also from Abilene. Her father was deeply involved in the Key City’s municipal affairs, her momma’s people were Big Country pioneers who helped establish nearby Potosi, and during World War II the Texanist’s maternal grandmother was the first brigadier general of the Bluebonnet Brigade, a women’s organization engaged in morale boosting for soldiers at nearby Camp Barkeley. Over the course of four years, the brigade’s thousand-plus gals hosted some four hundred social events, an effort that has perhaps not received due credit for…

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