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[[image:kermit_tx.jpg|300px|thumb|The residents of Kermit, Texas, painted [[Kermit the Frog]] on their most prominent water tower when Kermit came to visit in [[2005]].]] |
[[image:kermit_tx.jpg|300px|thumb|The residents of Kermit, Texas, painted [[Kermit the Frog]] on their most prominent water tower when Kermit came to visit in [[2005]].]] |
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[[Image:Kermit_blvd.jpg|300px|thumb|A street renamed for the town's favorite frog.]] |
[[Image:Kermit_blvd.jpg|300px|thumb|A street renamed for the town's favorite frog.]] |
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− | '''Kermit, Texas''' is a city, in Winkler County, [[Texas]]. [[Kermit the Frog]] visited the city on October 14, [[2005]] as a launching pad for [[Kermit's World Tour]]. To commemorate the event, the |
+ | '''Kermit, Texas''' is a city, in Winkler County, [[Texas]] that was named after Kermit Roosevelt, the second son of President Theodore Roosevelt. [[Kermit the Frog]] visited the city on October 14, [[2005]] as a launching pad for [[Kermit's World Tour]]. To commemorate the event, the United States Postal Service produced a [[wikipedia:Cancellation (mail)|pictorial cancellation]] for the date of Kermit's visit. <ref>Taylor, James C. "The Pictorial Cancellations of Texas," ''The Texas Philatelist'' 2006, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp 8–12. Web. (Accessed November 28, 2009.)[http://www.texasphilatelic.org/resources/journals/2006/mayjune06.pdf]</ref> |
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− | [[image:Kermit Texas pictorial cancel.jpg|left|frame|Pictorial cancelation produced by the Kermit, TX post to honor Kermit the Frog's visit to the city.]] |
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thumb|300px|right Kermit, Texas is a city, in Winkler County, Texas that was named after Kermit Roosevelt, the second son of President Theodore Roosevelt. Kermit the Frog visited the city on October 14, 2005 as a launching pad for Kermit's World Tour. To commemorate the event, the United States Postal Service produced a pictorial cancellation for the date of Kermit's visit. [1]