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Former
Ireland Depot
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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 |
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Ireland's
old gas station
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Old general store in Ireland
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Methodist Church
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Ireland
cemetery
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Ireland,
Texas Forum
Subject: 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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