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History in a Pecan
Shell
1889: A.L. Rhomberg donates land for townsite and names it
Latin for "Rough Mountain"
1898: Becomes county seat in a contested
fight with Rayner
1900: Courthouse
construction begins - population is 400
1909: Incorporation and railroad comes
through (the Stamford and Northwestern Railway)
1920: Population reduced back
to 1900 level due to WWI
1940s:
Oil discovered
1965: Hospital built
1980: Population reached all time
high of 1,357
Stonewall
County Courthouse -
Stonewall County has had 5 courthouses |
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