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PEARL, TEXAS
Coryell County,
Central Texas N
22 miles W of Gatesville
60 miles W of Waco
30 miles NE of Lampasas
Population: 125 (est)
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Church of Christ in Pearl
Photos Courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey, 8-04 |
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History in
a Pecan Shell
The application for a post office had been filled in with the name
Swayback, for nearby Swayback Mountain. A misspelling resulted in
"Wayback" when the office was granted in 1884. The townspeople lived
with this until 1890, when it was re-named after Pearl Davenport,
the SON of a store keeper.
Pearl had three
doctors in the early 1900s. The rivalry resulted in a price war
for services and as a result, the cost of delivering a baby was
$2.50. Telephone service arrived in 1908 although subscribers had
to buy their own equipment, including wire, and posts. They also
had to string the wires.
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Sunday
afternoon bluegrass in the old school building
Photo courtesy Ken Fortenberry, July 2006 |
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In 1875 Ellen
Reily deeded land for Cowhouse School. By the 1890s, the name was
changed to Sweet Home School. In 1917 a four-room brick school was
built and named Pearl School. The building is now the Pearl Community
Center.
The population of Pearl peaked in the 1970s with 220 people.
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Two
closed stores in Pearl, Texas
Photos Courtesy Jim and Lou Kinsey, 8-04 |
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