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Approaching
Streeter from the north
Photo courtesy Will
Beauchamp, June 2011 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The first settlers were Irish (1855) and within a few years they were joined by
German immigrants. Settlement was first along Big and Little creeks and Honey
Creek and the town was first known as either Bluff Creek Community or Honey
Creek Community.
In September, 1890, a post office was established
and the submitted name was Streeter after early settler Samuel T, Streeter.
In 1870 a Baptist church formed and the town had a cotton gin and a flour
mill. There had been a school, earlier, on Honey Creek, but Streeter didn't have
a school of their own until 1900. Streeter was quarantined for smallpox in 1903
and telephone service began in 1917.
The post office closed its doors
in 1970. The population of Streeter which had been reported as 100 people from
1925 dropped to only 60 by 1964. Streeter has since rebounded to about 100 people.
Photographer's Note:
Streeter Today
"Not much to see
in Streeter these days. An old closed store perhaps, a few old structures in the
brush and a few scattered residences. The only activity seen in the area was the
irrigated hay farms, as the area is in an extreme drought." - Will
Beauchamp,
June 27, 2011 |
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Mason
County 1907 Postal map showing Streeter
(Above
"MA" in "MASON")
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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