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Central
Christian Church in Winnsboro
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2007 |
History in a Pecan
Shell
Englishman (and early settler) John E. Wynn became the town’s namesake in the
1850s. Originally spelled Wynnsborough, the name was changed to Winnsborough
when a post office was applied for in 1855. It was renamed with the current spelling
in 1893.
In 1876 a narrow gauge railroad connected the community to Jefferson
which was then a prosperous port. The population was a respectable 700 residents
in 1885.
The Texas Southern Railroad arrived in 1904 and ten years later
the town had 2,300 people which declined to only 1,900 in the mid 1930s. Growth
has been slow but steady since WWII,
slowly growing to the present (2000) population of 3,584. |
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