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CLYDE,
TEXAS
Callahan County,
West Texas / Panhandle
Interstate Highway 20 and FM 604
8 miles East of Abilene
5 miles West of Baird
Population: 3,345 (2000) 3,022 (1990)
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| | Clyde's
feed store
Photo Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp |
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History
in a Pecan Shell
Clyde's beginning was naturally tied to Baird's
since Clyde was the next stop on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. It's said
that the name came from Robert Clyde's camp for the railroad workers, established
in 1880. Enough people stayed after the railroad moved on - and in 1881 they got
a post office.
Some of Clyde's first residents were a colony of Portuguese,
who didn't stay long. They may have realized how far from the sea they were and
moved on. Another group of Irish families transmigrated from Pennsylvania.
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street scene
Photo Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp |
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The Bankhead
Highway - the first transcontinental road across the U.S. - included Clyde
on it's route and Clyde also was gaining a reputation for fruits and vegetables.
It was publicized as being "The California of Texas." Clyde has been blessed with
abundant underground water, but droughts in 1886-87, 1930-36, 1949 to 57, and
1983-85 have reduced the once-popular slogan to a historical footnote.
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cellar
Photo Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp |
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Clyde has had
a string of bad luck with tornadoes. (Has anyone had good luck with them?) The
first occurred in 1895 and destroyed the Catholic Church. In 1938 the school was
destroyed along with other buildings. Fourteen people were killed. Another occurred
in 1950 and took the lives of five more of Clydes citizens. The most recent was
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| | Catholic
Cemetery
Photo Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp |
| | Cattleguard
Photo Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp |
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Recreation
Lake
Clyde - 5 miles south of Clyde. On the headwaters of the Pecan Bayou.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/infish/lakes/clyde/lake_id.htm
For Clyde local and tourist information, contact:
Clyde Chamber of Commerce: 915-893-4221
PO Box 257 Clyde TX 79510
Clyde Economic Development Corporation: 915-893-0058
PO Box 257
Clyde TX 79510
Clyde City Hall: 915-893-4234
222 Oak Street
Clyde, TX 79510
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