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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town began
in 1853 on the Old Tyler-Rusk Road. Isaac Kendrick is credited as
the town founder. A post office was opened in the early 1850s under
the name Troutman, but in 1855 it was named as a remembrance
to Kendrick's former hometown in Georgia.
The town reached it's economic peak in the 19th Century but held on
to a population of 50 during the Great Depression. The availability
of cars after WWII
allowed residents to seek work elsewhere and Griffinites left. By
1990 the population was a mere 21 people and no figures are available
for the 2000 census. |
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Historical Marker:
4 miles N of New Summerfield
on SHwy 110
Site of Griffin
Founded by settlers
who came from Griffin, Georgia. In the early 1850s became a flourishing
town.
Birthplace of John Benjamin Kendrick (1857-1933), Texas cowboy who
settled in Wyoming in 1879 after going up the trail for years with
herds of cattle. He served in Wyoming State Senate, 1910-1914, Governor,
1914-1916, then as U.S. Senator, 1916-1933.
Town of Griffin gradually lost people and businesses to railroad towns
after 1872. Last store here was closed 1930. |
1907 postal map
showing Griffin in NE Cherokee
County
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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