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Stockholm, Texas
Historical Marker
Photo courtesy A.D. Garza, May 2016 |
Historical Marker:
from Edinburg,
takes SH 107 east about 10 miles, then 60 north on FM 491 about 8
miles.
Stockholm
Located on the
Hidalgo-Willacy
County Line, Stockholm was a Swedish community promoted by the Wallin,
Johnson & Matson Land Co. of Minnesota. The Swedes, who settled here
between 1912 and 1914, were attracted by the area's abundance of inexpensive,
fertile farmland. They formed a farm club to share information and
problems, and raised cotton, grain,
and corn.
Some were dairy farmers. Stockholm, also known as Turner Tract,
had churches, a school, grocery store, and cotton gin. Near this site
is the Stockholm Cemetery, one of the few physical reminders of the
ghost town.
(1985) |
Stockholm
Cemetery
Photo courtesy A.D. Garza, May 2016 |
Stockholm Cemetery
Photo
courtesy A.D. Garza, May 2016 |
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