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Springtown Hwy 51
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, December 2007 |
History in a
Pecan ShellIn 1856
New Jersey settler Joseph Ward settled here. In 1859 he platted the town and named
it Littleton's Springs after a pioneer family.
The name was changed
to Springtown in the 1870s at popular request. The post office was granted in
1875.
Prior to public schools, Springtown Male and Female Institute opened
in 1884 . In 1936 Springtown High School was incorporated into the Parker County
ISD. The first of many town newspapers arrived in 1881.
By 1890 the community
was thriving with daily stage service to Weatherford
and a tri-weekly stage to Decatur.
The population in 1890 was a thriving 500. By 1940 it reached 800 where it slowed
for many years until commuters from Ft.
Worth found that living there was worth the commute. |
Eureka
Masonic Lodge
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, December 2007 |
Eureka
Masonic Lodge historical marker
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, December 2007 |
Historical
Marker TextEureka Lodge No. 371, A. F. & A. M.The
Eureka Masonic Lodge entered into an agreement with W.L. Hutcheson to build this
two-story structure in 1897. Over the years, while the first floor housed a variety
of businesses, including Hutcheson's hardware store, the lodge continued to occupy
the second floor. Exhibiting influences of the Romanesque revival style, the building
features round-arch windows, a detailed keystone on the upper central window,
and a red sandstone cornerstone. | |
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