
Wikipedia Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas,and the flagship institution of the Texas Tech University System. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the four-institution Texas Tech University System. The university's student enrol...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in the city of Lubbock, Texas. Official Website History Lubbock is the county seat of Lubbock County. Lubbock was the heart of Comancheria, the shifting domain controlled by the Comanche. Lubbock County was founded in 1876. It was named after Thomas Saltus Lubbock, former Texas Ranger and brother of Francis Lubbock, governor of Tex...
Hearing the Winds of War in 1941, the City of Lubbock offered 2,000 acres to the War Department to build and airfield. Cotton fields & grassland gave way to a huge military installation when construction began on August 22, 1941 and 5 months later, Lubbock Field officially opened on January 22, 1942. It was originally known as the Lubbock Army Air Corps Advanced Flying School and offered prim...
Eastlawn Memorial Gardens (a.k.a. City of Lubbock Cemetery) is a cemetery in Lubbock, Texas housing over 60,000 graves. The most famous grave is that of Buddy Holly. Find a Grave
"Since the mid-1900s, Resthaven Funeral Home and Resthaven Memorial Park have served families in and around Lubbock, Texas. Located just inside the loop and about 2 miles from Texas Tech University, the funeral home and cemetery provide compassionate care to families throughout West Texas, including the towns of Idalou, New Deal, Shallowater, Wolfforth, Tahoka, Slaton and many nearby Spanish-sp...