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VOTAW, TEXAS
Hardin County,
East
Texas
FM 787 and FM 2798
50 Miles NW of Beaumont
Population: 169 (2000)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Votaw came into being as lumbering interests expanded deep into Hardin
County. Like many East Texas
towns it started as a sawmill. It was named to honor Clark M.
Votaw, an officer of the Kirby Lumber Company. He also served as a
VP of the Santa Fe Townsite Company, which platted the town.
Votaw was granted a post office in 1901. Since 1925 the town’s population
has remained in a rather narrow bracket of 100-200 citizens. Timber
had been the town’s life-blood throughout its early history and through
WWII.
In the late 1950s oil was discovered and the town has since become
seriously involved in agriculture. |
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