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History
in a Pecan Shell
The town’s namesake was South Carolinian Washington
Steward, owner of the area’s first gristmill. Settlement was 1849. Dr. James I.
Bonner opened a general in 1867 and a post office was granted in 1872. The post
office closed in 1914 and mail was routed through Kirvin.
The population was just 55 in the late 1930s and by the late 60s it had declined
to a mere 22. That number continues to be used on the state map in 2008. Today
only a few houses remain along with a church and cemetery. The store became a
Texas historical landmark in 1964. | |
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