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History in
a Pecan Shell
Earliest
settlement was in the 1850s and in the later part of that decade investors
broke up their holdings into smaller tracts. There were few takers
until after the Civil War. The town’s first store opened in 1869 and
two years later the town was granted a post office. It took until
1892 for the town to reach 200 residents. The town’s hopes of growth
were dashed when it was bypassed by the railroad.
In the mid 1930s the population was down to 148. Postwar prosperity
allowed people to seek jobs elsewhere and in 1946 Woodbury only had
40 people – dropping to a mere 20 in the 1960s. It received a small
bump back to 40 in the 1960s – where it has remained since. |
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Historical Marker:
Woodbury Missionary
Baptist Church
Organized Sept.
28, 1871, by Elder Samuel Lacy, assisted by Elder S. E. Brooks. Early
members came from the Bigham, Brooks, Ezell, Posey, Reed, Rozell,
Skinner, Stearnes, and Witty families. Sunday School was organized
in 1902. Present building was erected 1933.
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