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TELFERNER,
TEXASVictoria
County, Texas
Gulf Coast
U.S. Highway 59 and State Loop 175
8 Miles NE of
Victoria
Population: 0700 (2000) |
Welcome
to Telferner
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine, May 2010 |
History in a Pecan
ShellItalian Count
Joseph Telferner is the community’s namesake. The Count was the president of the
New York, Texas and Mexican Railroad which arrived here (completing the stretch
between Victoria to Rosenberg) in
1882.
In 1892 a Well Fargo office opened and three years later the town
was granted a post office. The town was known as Jasmine sometime before 1908
when it permanently became Telferner.
By 1914 the population had reached
102 residents that were served by five stores. Other early businesses included
a cotton gin and a lumberyard.
The town’s proximity to Victoria
clearly affected its long-term growth and it remained under-populated for years.
In the 1970s things started to pick up and from the mid 1980s through 1990, the
town had increased to 304 residents. It reached 700 for the 2000 census.A
Visit to Telferner: |
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Telferner Entityby
Traveling Team
Rudine
We often choose a destination and then select a route
that includes an unreported town. Heading south on Highway 59 just before entering
Victoria
we turned into Telferner,
our town reporting choice of the day.
Surveying the town the cemetery
direction signs beckoned us. Upon arriving at the cemetery we found it was established
in 1891.
The cemetery was well kept but after all those years appeared
almost empty. The only exceptions were 3 or 4 scattered graves and a dozen graves
in a row adjacent to the back border. It was certainly strange.
A marker
that drew my attention was the all-alone obelisk. It was discolored with fungi
and difficult to read. Meaningful to me was the inscription of Born 1838, Died
1902. Trying to make a legible photo I took several exposures while a gust of
wind tried to remove my hat. |
Telferner
Cemetery
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine, May 2010 |
The obelisk photos
made were as good as possible. Meanwhile in the car my wife sensed the need to
photograph the windmill on the other side of the road. She signaled that to me
and obediently I reset my camera, composed and shot. The wind was strong so I
returned to the car to review the windmill photo and confirm to her the shot was
taken.
I saw the “smudged area” close to the windmill center but I decided
not to repeat the shot because I didn’t know why she wanted it taken anyway. I
got out of the car and made a gate shot instead. |
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Studying the windmill
shot later I found the scene normal except the wispy image in the central area.
I had set my camera like I do to shoot clear photos from our car while traveling
at highway speeds. On this windswept day the camera froze the action of the rotating
windmill blades but not the unnatural misty spot. If it were an ordinary object
it would be frozen also.
This is what happened on our visit. Following
overwhelming impulses the result is the camera captured an unexplained image.
We do not know if Telferner is known for having a roaming entity. After this photo
from there we believe it should be known for the paranormal.
- Ken
Rudine, May 2010 |
Road
Runner in traffic
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine, May 2010 | |
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