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GONE TO TEXAS
Posted by: FRAN BOLTON (ID *****4028) Date: June 22, 2009 at 19:45:23
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Gone to Texas, often abbreviated G.T.T. or GTT, was a phrase used by Americans immigrating to Texas in the 19th century often to escape debt, especially in the South and Midwest. It was often written on the doors of abandoned houses or posted as a sign on fences.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_to_Texas

FRAN BOLTON




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