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DUFFAU,
TEXASErath County,
North Central Texas
FM 1824 and FM 2481
15 miles SE of Stephenville
12 miles SW of Chalk
Mountain
Population: 76 (1990)
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The
closed school
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey |
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Duffau Cemetery
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey
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History
in a Pecan Shell
According to the Handbook of Texas, the town was "named for
Duffo, an Indian buried nearby." The handbook also has an entry
for a New Yorker named Francis T. Duffau (1808-1871) who served
in the Texas Revolution, was a teacher, lawyer, and businessman in
Houston, a county clerk for Milam County, a trustee for (what became
the Texas School for the Deaf) and who also served in the Texas Militia.
It's possible that Duffo the Indian is the town's namesake, but our
money is on Francis.
The town was thriving for awhile, but after being bypassed by the
railroad, it declined in the 1890s.
Duffau has its own cemetery - just off FM 2481 and Duffau Creek.
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Water
system & merry-go-round
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey |
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Closed
gas station & store
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Duffau,
Texas Forum
Imagine my
suprise when I saw the pictures of Duffau school, I had the privelige
of attending the school in the early 50s.
I remember the water out of that stone tower, tasted like rotten
eggs, and the mineral smell from the water nearly ran us out in
the summer time.
The gym was built by the WPA, and we roller skated inside during
the winter.
You show the old store. We got off the bus, and bought candy there.
They had a great big persimmon tree right out in front. Those persimmons
were so juicy, they would gush all over your face.
I really didn't learn a dang thing in that school, but I still have
friends there since I still live in this area. - Thank you, Michael
Flowers, March 05, 2004
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