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| | The
old Methodist Church in Weldon
Photo courtesy Marty Cash |
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History
in a Pecan Shell
Although the source of the town's name has
been forgotten, Weldon appeared sometime just after the Civil War. By 1869 a post
office had been granted and the town went about establishing a school, churches
and businesses.
Weldon received a shot in the arm with the arrival of
the Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railroad in the late 1880s and soon
became a lumber shipping center. By the mid 1880s Weldon had most essential businesses
to serve its 159 citizens.
The Progressive Era was kind to Weldon and
from the 1910s to the 1920s the town prospered. It entered the Great Depression
with a population estimated at 200 although no figures are available until 1950
when the population was a mere 80. |
| | Weldon
School, burned down in the fall of 1928 or 1929
Photo courtesy Marty
Cash | | |
| | Photo
courtesy Marty Cash | 
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Weldon,
Texas ForumSubject:
Basebal Team photo
Tom Talbert was actually Tom Tolbert, my great-grandfather's
brother. He was killed in the war (not sure which one) and is buried in the Weldon
cemetery. My mother was born in this city. Thanks, - Paula Woodard-Knox, May
28, 2008 |
1940s
Houston County map showing Weldon
(near Walker County Line)
Courtesy Texas
General Land Office | |
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