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STAIRTOWN,
TEXASCaldwell County,
Central Texas S
Highway 80 and FM 671
6 miles N of Luling
NE of Seguin
20 miles SE of San
Marcos
Population:
35 (estimated since 1960)
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Most
of Stairtown
TE photo, August 2006 |
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History
in a Pecan Shell
Named after local landowner - Mr. Stair - the town came into being
in the 1920s - just after the discovery of Edgar Davis' Luling
oilfield. The proximity to Luling
dictated that Stairtown would never thrive - and after the derricks
were built there was little need of a work force. The workers left
behind a few houses and fewer businesses to cater to some 20 people.
The town did appear on maps in the 1940s but has since been removed.
Thirty-five has been the estimate since the 1960s.
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