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What
remains of Union Hill School
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2007 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Morgan actually dates from an 1876 meeting under an oak tree, although
things didn't really get moving until the late 1870s when the Texas
Central Railroad approached the town and a post office opened in 1879
- under the name Steele's Creek. With the arrival of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, Steele's Creek became a two-railroad
town - and were so happy about their guaranteed prosperity that they
renamed themselves to honor Thomas Morgan, a Santa Fe official. |
Union
Hill School historical marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2007 |
| By the mid 1880s,
Morgan had a thriving population of 600, which grew to an estimated
850 by the end of the century. The 20th Century wasn't as kind to
Morgan as the 19th had been. From 830 people in 1910 it declined to
less than 700 by the mid 1920s and just over 500 by 1941. The double-whammy
of improved roads and available cars lured people to Waco
and Fort Worth in
search of well-paying jobs. By 1970 the population was a mere 200
which has since increased to the present 451. |
First
United Methodist Church of Morgan
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2007 |
First
United Methodist Church historical marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2007 |
Morgan
Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2007 |
Church
Of Christ
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2007 |
Morgan
Cemetery
Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2007 |
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