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History
in a Pecan Shell
Settlement began in the 1850s and was named
after Milt Scroggins who operated the town’s first business – a sawmill.
The
East Line and Red River Railroad arrived in 1877, making Scroggins a shipping
point.
A post office opened in 1891, and five years later the town had
three stores. First population figures were for 1914 when Scroggins reported 25
residents.
Scroggins was reduced to a single store in the Great Depression
although it kept its population intact. It grew to nearly 80 after WWII
and has slowly increased to 125 – the figure that has been in use since 1988. |
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