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History in
a Pecan Shell
The name had originally
been Acorn in the 1870s when the town was formed.
The post office opened in 1881 with Dan Easterly Sr. as postmaster,
but when the railroad came to town (The International-Great Northern)
a new post office was formed and the name changed for the new post
master (Dan J. Easterly Jr.).
The population had been 700 people before WWI
and by 1930 it was down to 250. By the 60s it was down to 200 and
currently it is about 61. |
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A
former store in Easterly
TE photo, 2001 |
A road side business
in Easterly
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2008 |
Robertson
County 1920s map showing Easterly
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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