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History in
a Pecan Shell
Gaines County
is named after James Gaines, signer of the Texas Declaration
of Independence.
Seagraves was
originally called Blythe. This was about 1911 when the post
office was on the Blythe ranch.
The Santa
Fe railroad make Seagraves the end of a spur running from
Lubbock
and a land company owned by the railroad promoted the town around
1917. There was already a Blythe on the Santa Fe line (although
it was in California) so the name was changed to that of C. L. Seagraves,
a Santa Fe Railroad Official.
An oil boom
in the mid-thirties made up for a fire that nearly leveled the town
in 1928. 1950 was an unpleasant milestone for the town when it lost
its title as most populated Gaines County town to the county seat
of Seminole.
One of the few
buildings that survived the 1928 fire was the Simpson Hotel. The
Hotel was awarded a Texas Historical Commission Medallion in 1992.
Seagraves experienced
an oil boom in the 1930s which lessened some of the impact of the
Great Depression. At one point in the 1950s, the chamber of commerce
touted Seagraves as "The Caged Egg Production Center of the World."
That slogan may have lost it's meaning to a lot of people, but to
us here at Texas Escapes, Seagraves will always be The Caged Egg
Production Center of the World.
Seagraves
Attractions
Seagraves-Loop Museum & Art Center
Main Street and Hill Avenue
806-546-2810
Nearby Destinations
Cedar Lake: East of Seagraves off of Hwy 83. Reported to be
the birthplace of Quanah Parker.
New Mexico : The state immediately west of Texas
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© John Troesser
Anyone with stories, photos or incidents of Seagrave's history is
invited to share them with our readers. Please contact
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