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History in
a Pecan Shell
Spanish explorers believed the region to be scorched by volcanic
activity. Actually, it only means that their visit occurred durin
a Texas Summer.
Spanish visitation of the area occurred as early as 1675 with The
Bosque-Larios expedition.
In the 1870s Swedish farmers and dairymen transmigrated from the
Texas Panhandle. A prominent landowner subdivided his property and
offered smaller farms to new settlers in 1871.
By 1897 the community had a one room schoolhouse with one teacher
and 30 pupils.
Honey production and beekeeping were introduced in the early 1900s.
By 1915 the population was reported as 100.
In 1932 the Maverick County Irrigation Canal was formed to provide
water.
A post office opened in 1934.
In 1936 Quemado was thriving with five groceries, three filling
stations, a post office, a tourist camp, a canning plant, a tile
manufacturing operation and of course, a school.
In 1946 the population was 314 and it soared to 950 in the mid-1950s.
By the late 60s it had decreased to only 426.
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