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THICKET, TEXAS
Hardin County,
East
Texas
14 Miles NW of Kountze
Population: 306 (estimate since 1972)
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History in a
Pecan Shell
The town began as a flag stop on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad
in 1901. The original sawmill that made the town necessary operated
from 1904 through 1917 when the community was entirely “dismantled”
as the company moved to uncut stands of timber. A post office opened
in 1906 and two smaller mills worked what was left in the early 20s.
The post office moved and the population was only estimated at 40
people prior to WWII.
It rose to 306 in 1972 and that estimate continues to be used (2000).
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