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Scurry County farm house
The historical marker is for Wheat, Texas
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town that evolved into Hermleigh
Photo Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp,
2001 |
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History in a Pecan Shell
The name
Hermleigh dates from 1907 with the establishment of a post
office.
Formerly the post office (and a gin and two groceries) were
the nucleus of a town named Wheat. It was a good no-nonsense name, but
when Wheat moved - it was on land owned by R.C. Herm and Harry Harlin. They combined
their names to form Hermlin, but it was disapproved by the postal authorities
for fear it could easily be confused with Hamlin. |
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post office
Photo Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp, 2001 |
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During the First
World War, the town was named after French Field Marshall Foch, but after
thinking about it for a few years, the townsfolk went back to Hermleigh.
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tower and a former bank in Hermleigh
Photo Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp,
2001 |
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The Santa Fe Railroad
came to town in 1911. Six miles out of town, the First Baptist Church held its
services in the old Browning School House. |
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| | Signs
to Snyder, Roscoe & Loraine
Photo Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp,
2001 |
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