{"product_id":"killeen-images-of-america","title":"Killeen (Images of America)","description":"The story of Killeen is aptly called \"a tale of two cities.\" Killeen was founded on May 15, 1882, when the first Gulf, Colorado \u0026amp; Santa Fe Railway Company (GC\u0026amp;SF) locomotive arrived from east Bell County. The original town contained 360 acres purchased from Susan Spofford for $960. GC\u0026amp;SF honored its assistant general manager, Frank Patrick Killeen, by naming the new town for him, although he probably never visited his namesake. During its first 60 years, Killeen developed into a busy agricultural center specializing in cotton and wool. It remained a town of approximately 1,200 until 1942, when a tank destroyer center was opened nearby and became Killeen's close neighbor--physically, economically, and socially--displacing farms and ranches and converting the town from an agricultural to a military-based economy. That conversion and Killeen's boomtown future were sealed in 1950, when Camp Hood, the tank destroyer center named for Confederate general John Bell Hood, became a permanent military installation and was renamed Fort Hood.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0738596043\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0738596043.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Skidmore Sr., Gerald D.|Lucksinger, Annette S.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: It's been through some chapters of life! Expect visible wear—creases, notes, highlights, maybe even a splash of water here and there. Perfect for readers who love a book with history.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52279349346591,"sku":"PKV.0738596043.A","price":13.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/0738596043-0.jpg?v=1774804729","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/killeen-images-of-america","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}