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former Baxter school, now the Baxter Community Center
Photo Courtesy Erik
Whetstone, 7-04 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Settled prior to the Civil War, Baxter later
(1900) became a stop on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. A post office was
open briefly (1901-1912) and the town gave every indication it would thrive.
But like many towns it was cursed by its proximity to a county
seat. By the end of WWII,
only two businesses were in operation and the population was a mere 56. The former
Baxter school became a community center and the population from 1950 to 2000 was
a mere 20 persons. |
Sunday
drives in and around Athens
( From Bob Bowman's East Texas
Sunday Drives )
Athens:
Where the hamburger was invented - Athens, New York, Texas Cheesecakes,
LaRue, Brownsboro, Edom, Purtis Creek State Park, Eustace, Mabank, Gun Barrel
City, Payne Springs, Caney City, Malakoff and Cross Roads.
Nearby
Destinations
Hwy
19 : North to Canton, or South
to Palestine.
Hwy
31 : East to Tyler,
or West to Corsicana via Malakoff,
Trinidad and Kerens.
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