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History in a Pecan
Shell
In 1917, J. L. Courtney bought over 300 acres of land from
George A. Kerr and in 1930 platted the town that he wanted to name Tulsa after
his former Oklahoman home. But the name had been taken by a town in Winkler County
{see Tulsa, Texas], so Mr. Courtney
settled for the Spanish version of “Little Tulsa.”
With its late beginning,
Tulsita only grew to a population of 50 by the late 1950s. Ten years later it
had lost half of that number. It was still reported at 25 for the 1990 census
but for the 2000 census, it was estimated at a mere 20.
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