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The
Asherton water tower
Photo Courtesty Jason Penney |
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. |
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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 Carizzo 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... more
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