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MAYPEARL, TEXASEllis County,
North Central Texas
FM 66
40 miles S of Dallas
via I-35E
46 miles S of Fort
Worth via I-35W
10 miles W of Waxahachie
Population:
800
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A
Maypearl scene
TE Photo, 2001 |
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A
shell for Maypearl
TE Photo, 2001 |
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Maypearl got
it's name the same way as
Penelope in Hill County. When the International-Great Northern
Railroad came through, (1902) Penelope was named after the Railroad
President's daughter and when it reached Eyrie, in 1903, the town
was renamed in honor of two other railroad official's daughters.
Further north, Venus was
on the railroad's route, but was named after a local girl.
Maypearl was
incorporated in 1910 and its history is not unlike its neighbors.
All enjoyed prosperity immediately after World War I and all
lost people to the draw of larger cities during the Great Depression.
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The
Maypearl Watertower
TE Photo, 2001 |
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Maypearl's population,
however, remained somewhat constant through the depression. In fact
the population was virtually unchanged from 1925 to the mid-60s
with 350 to 400 people. We were unable to ask what people from Maypearl
call themselves. Maypearlers would be our guess.
Maypearl has
suffered several fires and vacant storefronts where the buildings
once stood are filled in to conceal the gaping spaces.
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Subject:
Maypearl, Texas
Dear TE, My aunt Maypearl Branam was named for Maypearl TX, where
she was born in the early 1900's. She went by Pearl, and her siblings,
my father and other aunt, were subsequently named Earl and Mearl
to rhyme. - J.P. Branam, Grand Prairie, Texas, November 02, 2006
Subject:
Maypearl T, Texas
You said you didn't know what people of Maypearl called them says
but your guess was Maypearlers. Well we call ourselves Maypearlians.
- Niki Larson of Maypearl,
January
12, 2006
Anyone
with stories, photos or incidents of Maypearl's history is invited
to share them with our readers. Please contact
us.
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