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History
in a Pecan Shell
Although the area had had settlers since the days of the Republic,
things didn't get started here until the arrival of Wendish immigrant
A. E. Falke who bought land here in the late 1860s. Falke named the
town after Wartha, Saxony, his home in the old country. Falke opened
a general store and other Wends started moving in. In 1882 Holy Cross
Lutheran Church was moved from Giddings and the congregation of forty
families (with 82 students enrolled in the church school) prodided
an "instant" population. A post office was granted in 1877.
By 1884 Warda was thriving with two gins, several sawmills to mill
the abundant pine, two stores, a blacksmith, wheelwright, and even
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church and the cemetery (just west of hwy 77) form the bulk of the
town and citizens are mostly descendents of original settlers.
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BBQ Weights
TE photo, November 2006 |
Bench at BBQ
pits at Warda
TE photo, November 2006 |
The town made big city news in the 1980s when residents pooled their
resources to keep the last business in Warda (a restaurant) open.
Warda had a population of 161 in the mid 1980s which declined to 67
for the 1990 census. It continues to be used on the 2006 state map.
See Warda Lutheran
Church and Cemetery |
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Warda
Lutheran Church
TE photo, November 2006 |
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