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Former
Ireland Depot
Photo courtesy Megan Harris |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Named in honor of Governor John Ireland, the town had been known as Hamco
prior to the arrival of the Stephenville North and South Texas Railroad.
The utilitarian but somewhat undignified name of Hamco came from the towns
location on the shared Hamilton-Coyell county line.
The community reached
its zenith with a population of about 400 in the mid-1920s.
Ireland declined
when the railroad dissolved and by the late 1940s there were only 40 Irelanders. |
Close-up
view of the former Ireland Depot
Photo courtesy Megan Harris |
Ireland, Texas
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Ireland, Texas
I wanted to thank you for your AMAZING and INFORMATIVE
website. I have been exploring ghost towns in Coryell County with the help of
your site. I took some pictures of what was probably the railroad station of Ireland,
Texas while on my explorations yesterday... Thank you again. - Megan Harris,
September 16, 2007 |
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