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Watermelon
Festival, an annual event, now replaced by Pioneer Days.
1922 photo courtesy
Laura Shaffer |
History in a Pecan
Shell
Originally called Nina, before 1882, the name was changed
to honor the president of the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad when it arrived that
year. A post office was granted the same year and Alvord was incorporated in 1890.
The population in 1925 was a very respectible 1,376 people and the town
was thriving. The Magnolia Petroleum Company had a pumping station operating in
Alvord, but like most towns, the population dropped with the onset of the Great
Depression. In 1940 the population was down to just over 800 and in 1960 it had
declined further to only 720.
Annual Event
The town celebrates
its heritage with an annual Pioneer Days celebration each June. |
Old
Public School in Alvord
Photo courtesy Laura Shaffer | |
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