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History
in a Pecan Shell
Named to honor Moritz Kopperl, director of the Santa Fe Railroad,
the town shares a railroad
history with other Bosque County towns. The history of Kopperl
is not unlike hundreds of other Texas towns whose fortunes rose and
fell at the whim of railroads
and cotton prices - but it did
have the good fortune to be the boyhood home of singer/ songwriter
Steve Fromholz who used Kopperl as the backdrop for his song "Texas
Trilogy" in 1969. |
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turn, Fromholz' song inspired author Craig D. Hillis and photographer
Bruce F. Jordon to extend the lyrics into a book using the same title
as Fromholz' song. Texas Trilogy: Life in a Small Texas Town
was published by UT Press in 2002. Despite the title, the book includes
other towns in Bosque
County and serves not only as a readable history, but also a cultural
geography and sociological study of the entire region. Jordan's photos
are suplimented by vintage photographs and the book should be an excellent
model for other Texas towns who want to preserve their heritage beyond
the standard dry text and dull photos of most histories. |
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Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories,
landmarks and vintage/historic photos, please contact
us. |
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