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History in
a Pecan Shell
Pelham dates
from 1866 when it was first called “Forks of the Creek.” Settled
by recently freed slaves, it received a post office in 1900 and
at that time it was renamed Pelham, for the town in Alabama,which
just happened to be the hometown of the postmaster’s wife.
From the mid 1890s through the 1920s, Pelham benefited from the
numerous local oil discoveries and reached a population high of
350 (1926). Ten years later almost everyone had left in search of
work, leaving behind only twenty-five residents.
Population estimates from the 1960s through 1990 have remained at
seventy-five.
See
Pelham Historical Marker
Pelham Churches & Historical
Marker
Pelham Cemeteries & Historical
Marker
Pelham School Historical Marker
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Wesley
Chapel Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, August 2013 |
Pelham
Community Historica Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, August 2013 |
Pelham
Cemetery Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, August 2013 |
"Welcome
to Pelham A Historical Community"
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, August 2013 |
Navarro
County 1907 postal map showing Pelham
(W
of Corsicana. Below
"N" in "NAVARRO")
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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