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WINK TEXAS |
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Wink is not a big Texas town. The population at last count was 919. Wink is barely over 1 square mile in size. Wink began in 1926 after oil was discovered in the Hendrick oil
field in Winkler County. The Wink Townsite Company began selling housing lots on
a local ranch. Soon, so many new people were arriving in Wink there was a
temporary housing shortage. Those days are long gone. |
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Wink's economy is still based on oil, with some ranching mixed in and a little tourism. Some tourists come to Wink to visit the Roy Orbison Museum. Visiting that museum is a bit tricky. It is open by appointment only. If you are a super heavy duty Roy Orbison fan you can also visit "The Original Home Site of Roy Orbison. According to the National Weather Service, Wink is often the hottest spot in Texas and the United States. The temperatures are often above 105 degrees during the summer, with peaks above 110. |
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The Queen of Wink's Princess Annie and son, Justin, |
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Wink is also home to two huge
sinkholes. Wink residents woke uo on
June 3, 1980 to find a 370-foot-wide hole had formed 2 1/2 miles north of
town near TX Hwy 115 and near the Shell Tank Farms. |
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Below is a YouTube video where some brave explorers venture to Wink to check out the Wink Sinkhole and the Roy Orbison Museum. |
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