Ex-Dr Pepper town seeks new image to boost tourism

By Emily Schmall

Published July 5, 2014 3:19pm ET

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Ex-Dr Pepper town seeks new image to boost tourism — DUBLIN, Texas (AP) — Early leaders named the streets Patrick, Shannon and Erin to give a diverse Texas frontier town a sense of Irish identity. Nonetheless, most of Dublin’s nearly 3,900 residents believe the connection to Ireland’s capital city is mythical, and that the town is named after the early settler expression “doublin’ up” — […]

DUBLIN, Texas (AP) — Early leaders named the streets Patrick, Shannon and Erin to give a diverse Texas frontier town a sense of Irish identity.

Nonetheless, most of Dublin’s nearly 3,900 residents believe the connection to Ireland’s capital city is mythical, and that the town is named after the early settler expression “doublin’ up” — circling covered wagons at night to defend against Plains attackers.

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