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History in
a Pecan Shell
Although settlers had arrived prior to 1858, this was the year the
post office was granted. Antelope became a stopping point for the
cattle drives heading north. In the mid 1870s the town was platted
by one Walter S. Jones, but the filing of the papers was in 1889.
The following year Antelope had a respectable population of 300. A
hotel for travelers was opened since Antelope was a stagestop between
Graham and Henrietta.
The population declined to 200 by 1914 and the hotel closed. By the
1940s it was down to 166, and by the 80s it was down to 65 residents
- the same estimate used for the state map in 2006 |
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