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History
in a Pecan Shell
Once a part of Spanish land grants, Lasara was platted
in 1924. The name comes from the first names of Laura Harding and Sarah Gill wives
of early settlers. William Harding and Lamar Gill were the husbands and if not
for the women, the town might've been named Willam or Wilharlam.
A school
district was signed into effect in 1925 and a post office opened the following
year. The population was an estimated 100 in 1933 and it seems to have peaked
in 1950 with 150 Lasarans. The figure has declined back to the 100 mark in 1990,
and swollen to 1024 in 2000.
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