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History in
a Pecan Shell
Named after Teddy not Franklin.
Roosevelt's population has never exceeded 150 people.
A local ranch imported Angora goats from South Africa in the 1920s
and horses were raised here for the US Cavalry. Polo ponies were
trained here as well, and Polo
matches were a frequent activity in the 1920s.
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Historical Marker:
Roosevelt
The community of
Roosevelt began with the establishment of a post office in 1898. Although
Alice Wagner applied for the post office with another name, the postal
service in Washington substituted the name Roosevelt presumably in
honor of Theodore Roosevelt, whose Rough Riders visited the area prior
to their legendary Spanish-American
War service. Two military roads traversed this area and Roosevelt
became a social center for surrounding ranch families. In addition
to the post office Roosevelt included a masonic lodge, churches, stores
and a school.
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Roosevelt Texas
Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, February 2009 |
Roosevelt,
Texas Landmarks
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Roosevelt,
Texas Forum
Subject:
Growing up in Roosevelt, TX
My father, David Earl Fellers, lived in Roosevelt, Kimble County,
TX as a boy. Born in 1926, he was the youngest of twelve children
of Edward, and Alice Fellers. To make ends meet, my grandparents
had to cut cedar posts. I always loved to hear Daddy tell stories
of the way he and his friends passed the time in Roosevelt. My favorite
is how the boys would take guitar strings and fish for Gar in the
Llano River. They would "shuck" their clothes, and while sitting
on tubes, let the big fish pull them around the river. Before supper
time, they would go ashore, and put their clothes back on. They
would head for home, and their parents never realized what they
had been up to. - Mary Fraley, February 25, 2011
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Kimble
County 1940s map showing Roosevelt, W of Junction,
and Llano River
From Texas
state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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