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History
in a Pecan Shell
The name is an amalgam taken from the names of D. Luther “Laz” Green and Andrew
“Buddie” Sherley, who opened the community’s first store in 1924. A post office
opened inside the store two years later.
The land, which had been part
of the immense XIT
Ranch was sold in small parcels, to homesteading families, beginning in 1902.
The town grew around the store and by 1930 Lazbuddie opened its second store.
Three churches were opened in the thirties, although no population figures are
available. After WWII the
population was given as 75 residents.
The post office remains where it
opened over 80 years ago – inside the original Lazbuddie store.
A Visit to Lazbuddie |
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