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History
in a Pecan Shell
Named for a long-ago Speaker of the House
of the U.S. House of Representatives (Charles F. Crisp), Crisp began using the
name when the post office opened in 1892. Settlement had begun a few years previously.
The town reached its population zenith in the 1920s. It remained there through
the 60s and then declined to just under 100 - where it has remained ever since.
Crisp's name lives on, however, in the form of brick. The word is impressed
in the product of a local brickyard and like the neighboring towns of Palmer
and Ferris, it turns up on occasion - usually in
the sidewalks of brick collectors.
Forum:
Ernest Tubb the singer
was born in Crisp back in 1914 and lived there till family moved to Kemp some
years later where his folks later separated. - unsigned, November 30, 2010 |
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