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History
in a Pecan Shell
T. W. Hart established his ranch headquarters here in 1899. Part of this
establishment involved skiding his house from neighboring Swisher County – miles
to the East. In 1900 a post office was opened in the Hart house and they started
selling groceries as well. The first school/ church was a single building built
in 1902.
Hart was organized in 1925 when the Fort Worth and Denver South
Plains Railway announced they would build a depot. The depot was finished the
next year. In 1928 the business district moved nearly a mile to be on the railroad.
The school was moved to be nearer the town center in 1936 and by 1940 the town
had a population of 600. | |
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