Slidell is an unincorporated community in Wise County, Texas, United States.[1] Slidell was named for John Slidell, a 19th-century U.S. Senator and C.S.A. diplomat.[2]

Education

The Slidell Independent School District serves area students and home to the Slidell High School Greyhounds.

Notes

  1. "Slidell, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Handbook of Texas Online, B. Jane England, "Slidell, TX," accessed April 14, 2017, https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hls56. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

33°21′35″N 97°23′30″W / 33.35972°N 97.39167°W / 33.35972; -97.39167


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