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History in a Pecan
shell
A timeline of significant historic events:
1902: Asher Richardson
was a rancher who built the town after buying a huge tract of land in a special
state sale. He formed the Asherton Land and Irrigation Company which was
to develop 48,000-acres.
1905: Telephone service was connected and construction
began on essential buildings.
1909: The town was granted a post office
1910: The Asherton and Gulf Railway
began running
1915: The population reaches 1,000 people, with a bank, hotels,
blacksmiths, three stores and a lumber yard.
1925: The town is incorporated.
1927: Asherton becomes one of the largest
producers of Bermuda onions in the U. S.
1929: The population reaches
2,000, but begins a slow decline that lasts until the 1950s.
1954: Asherton
has 2,425 people. |
| Bel-Asher
c.1910, designed by architect Alfred Giles
Photo Courtesty Jason
Penney | |
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| The railroad's offices
had originally been in Carrizo Springs.
From 1905 to 1909 the railroad was known as the Nueces Valley, Rio Grande
and Mexico Railway Company.
In 1909, 12 miles of track opened between
Artesia Wells and Light, Texas and before
the year was over, the last 20 miles between Light and Asherton were completed...
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