With a population of more than 100,000, San Angelo is one of the largest cities in the United States without an interstate running through it. The city is located near the geographical center of Texas.
San Angelo was founded in 1867 with the building of Fort Concho, designed to protect the frontier, and it was home to cavalry, infantry, and the Buffalo Soldiers. The Concho River runs through the middle of the city, offering a four-mile riverwalk that was recently named one of the Great Places in America.
The city has received a number of accolades over the years, including the following:
- San Angelo was ranked #2 out of the 2019 Top 10 True Western Towns of the Year by True West Magazine.
- Forbes named San Angelo one of the Top Seven Places in America to be an Entrepreneur.
- The House of FiFi Dubois was named one of the Top 15 Texas Music Venues for Live Country Music by Wide Open Country and Galleywire recently named it one of the Top 5 favorite venues in Texas.
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