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History
in a Pecan Shell
The area was first settled in the 1850s by Alabamans
and was first known as Avant or Avant Prairie. In 1870 the Sunshine Methodist
Church moved here from Harrison Chapel and the community's name was changed to
Sunshine, Texas. The last name came about in 1885 when the town applied for a
post office. Like many towns, there was a mix-up caused by either poor penmanship
or poor eyesight and the desired name of Drew (after a local person) was officially
recognized as Dew.
By the early 1890s, the town had most essential businesses
and a respectable population of 150. After WWII
the town still had less than 200 people. In the early 1990s, only 71 residents
called Dew home.
A cemetery association that had been organized in 1912
is still operating and the town has an annual homecoming. | |
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