Rexford Tugwell, the administrator, wanted to determine the feasibility of rural farming on the plains, calling the project Ropesville. Landmarks include KXTQ-FM. Ropesville is the birthplace of W. Francis McBeth, composer.
Ropesville, Texas gifts and souvenirs: 19 designs made from Ropesville's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
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| Ropesville Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Ropesville Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Ropesville Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Ropesville Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Ropesville Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Ropesville Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
In 1935 during the Dust Bowl, the Resettlement Administration bought land and planned an experimental industrial farm. Rexford Tugwell, the administrator, wanted to determine the feasibility of rural farming on the plains, calling the project Ropesville. The Resettlement Administration carved the 4000 acres it had purchased into 33 farms, each around 130 acres, with a windmill, water well, barn, and corral. Eventually, the project expanded to 79 units. The Farm Security Administration (FSA) took over the project in 1937.
Lubbock boosters took a dim view of the project because it abandoned the frontier model of settlement and appeared to reward poor and lazy farming.
The Ropesville project began to wind down in 1941, with all of the farms being sold off within two years. By all accounts, the experimental project was a success after five years. Later, however, a FSA study determined a family could not live on a subsistence homestead on the South Plains.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Ropesville, Texas, revision 1383262545 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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1 free coloring page of Ropesville, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Ropesville's population was 430 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 517 in 2000.
A view of Ropesville