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History
in a Pecan Shell
1891: Post office opens in SW Floyd
County. Named for Zack and Margaret Peters.
1902: Post office moves five miles into Hale
County when Ed M. White establishes his store.
1905: Cotton is planted for the
first time.
1909: Town is platted was built through town in 1928.
1927: The town incorporates with a population of 200.
1928: The Fort Worth and Denver Railway arrives.
1949: The population reaches 500.
1960: The population reaches 1,400.
1970: The population reaches 1,300.
1980: The population reaches 1,633. |
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