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VALLEY MILLS,
TEXASBosque County,
North Central Texas
Highway 6
11 Miles S of Clifton
24 Miles N of Waco
Population: 1,123
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Winter scene
on FM 854 near Valley Mills
Photo courtesy David J. Wymer, 2005 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Named for a mill built on the Bosque River in 1867, the town moved
one mile south in 1881 to be alongside the tracks of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe Railroad.
In 1882 the town was hit by a tornado but quickly rebuilt on the other
side of the river - which happened to be in McLennan County. The town's
railroad and it's location on the Chisholm Trail made it a trading
center for both McLennan and Bosque Counties. The 855 people who lived
in Valley Mills mostly stayed put. The effects of the Great Depression
only reduced the population by about 50.
Post-war prosperity raised this number to just over 1,000 by the mid-1950s
and the town still keeps it's retail and shipping status for both
counties. By the mid-1980s the population had reached 1,236, and is
currently given (2006) as 1,123. |
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