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Bagdad was a
community on the South Fork of Brushy Creek that is now part
of Leander.
A short timeline of significant events in the brief
life of Bagdad, Texas:
1854: The town was surveyed by innkeeper Charles Babcock. The
name comes from the hometown of one of the first residents.
1855: A post office is granted - it was a stop on the stage
route from Austin
to Lampasas.
1860 - 1880: Bagdad thrives and adds schools, churches, a Masonic
Lodge and stores.
1882: The post office closes and moves to Leander. The Austin
and Northwestern Railroad came through Leander and in an old familiar
song of progress, the once thriving town of Bagdad lost their post
office and identity to their neighbor. Several businesses left as
well and in just a few years, Bagdad had become a ghost town. |
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