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History
in a Pecan Shell
Sudan was once a part of the 77 Ranch. The town itself dates
to 1917 and was located on a branch line of the Santa Fe Railroad.
The town's name is credited to the first postmaster, P. E. Boesen,
but his reason for naming it remains a mystery. The post office was
granted in 1918 when the town had fewer than 1920 inhabitants.
The population ballooned to 600 in 1925 - the year the town incorporated
and the first newspaper (The Sudan News) was published. The population
high-water mark was 1,336 in 1950.
Forum
Subject: Sudan, Lamb County
I have made an almost life-long study of Texas
post offices, and I absolutely love your prose (sometimes delightfully
humorous) and photos of Texas' many
small towns. Thank you!!! I did want to take a moment to share
that although the article on Sudan states that the town's name origin
is a mystery, its namesake is apparently sudan grass which has been
grown as a commercial feed crop in the area. - Cheers. John J.
Germann, April 15, 2014
Photographer's
Note: A special little town with lots of personality but yet still
definitely West Texas. - Barclay
Gibson, August 2009 |
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Old Watering
Trough Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, August 2009 |
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