Question

How did the town of Dawson originate?

a.The town had a series of canals for easy shipment.
b.John Dawson personally planned and built the town.
c.The rights to the coal were sold and land was set aside for the town to be built upon.
d.The town had thrived for over one-hundred years before the discovery of coal.

Answer 1

based on the other person's answer: C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The rights to the coal were sold and land was set aside for the town to be built upon.

Step-by-step explanation:

The town of Dawson originated when the rights to the coal was sold and land was set aside for the town to be built.

This transaction was done in 1901 as John Barkley Dawson sold his coal land to the Dawson Fuel Company and which they built the connecting town to Tucumcari