Talk:Bankersmith, Texas

A fact from Bankersmith, Texas appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 July 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a restaurateur purchased a ghost town so that he could re-name it to Bikinis, Texas?

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Controversy[edit]

People who live nearby do not want a museum and a bar there. That's pretty typical. They also claim that the property purchased is not the town of Bankersmith. That claim apparently can't be readily disproved. Here is an article from the local paper:

http://www.statesman.com/business/residents-contend-land-bikinis-owner-bought-is-not-2422991.html

Apparently there is also some dispute whether the town is in Kendall or Gillespie county. 72.179.53.2 (talk) 13:21, 31 July 2012 (UTC) Eric[reply]