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History
in a Pecan Shell
De Leon was born when The Texas Central Railroad sold lots off the bed of
a flatcar on July 7, 1881. The name is attributed to Alonso De Leon, a Spanish
explorer who also lent his name to the nearby Leon River.
The
post office was opened within the year and by 1882, the town had a newspaper and
a doctor. Like most of Texas, cotton
was the major cash crop until the 1906 infestation of the boll
weevil decimated the crop. Peanuts were the replacement crop and increased
technology and irrigation insured its continuation. It is the primary regional
crop to the present. | |
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