Formerly named Tebo by the railroad, the town’s name was changed to Tyr in honor of John P. Tye, the first postmaster and a Methodist minister. Early settlers included the John J. Hinds family who had the local school named after them. During World War II the Tye field was built just south of the community for the Army Air Corps. Later it briefly served as Abilene’s airport. For the Korean War, the field was enlarged and was reactivated as Abilene Air Force Base in 1956 before being renamed Dyess Air Force Base. In the 1980s trucking and oil were among the more important sectors of the local economy.
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