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Peaster
church
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, July 2009 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
H. H. Peaster is the town’s namesake. Moving from Georgia
in the 1870s, Peaster bought land here and promptly built a house. Originally
called Freemont, the community underwent a change of name (to Peasterville)
in the mid 1880s. Sometime later the ville suffix was dropped. The population
reached 100 in the 1890s, growing to 300 residents in the mid 1920s.
The
Great Depression left Peaster with just a third of the 1920s population. It hit
a low of 80 residents by the mid 1970s but was back over 100 in the year 2,000.
Robert
E. Howard, pulp fiction writer and creator of Conan
the Barbarian was born in Peaster before moving to his longtime home of Cross
Plains, Texas.
Photographer's
Note:
Peaster
Texas - Hwy 920
NNW Weatherford
The church was labeled only as The Church In Peaster. Another
small town centered around a large school complex. The sculpture stands just north
of town. Appears to be affiliated with a religious retreat/entity next door as
best I could determine. Quite large and impressive anyway. - Mike
Price, July 2009 |
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Peaster
Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, July 2009 | |
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