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History
in a Pecan Shell
A settlement called Hickory Hill was nearby in the
early 1840s. A post office opened there in 1848 and the East Line and Red River
Railroad arrived in 1876. A station was built where Avinger would later appear.
The businesses from Hickory Hill stared relocating to be near the rails
and by 1877 even the post office moved. Dr. H. J. Avinger, who also operated a
store, had the town renamed in his honor. The population was 100 by 1892 and by
1914 it was estimated to be 500.
Prior to the Great Depression, the town
was up to 700 which declined to 450 through the 1930s. The Lone Star Steel Plant
was built just west of town during World War II. In 1949 the town renewed itself
by rebuilding its infrastructure and paving its streets. A new high school was
built as well as a water and sewer system.
The population peaked at 750
people in 1960. The 1990 Census reported 478 people which has remained at about
that level in 2000.
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