Tartleton Sloughwater
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"But it was Tartleton Sloughwater who came up with our current name. The diamondback rattlesnake, he said, seeks shade and sleep, also popular past times amongst our two-legged inhabitants. After weeks of argument, "Diamondback" became a general favorite as the proposal seemed the least likely to cause problems in the future."
Tartleton Sloughwater was a resident of Depot Gordo who suggested the name Diamondback when the town was founded in the 1850s.