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Joseph
Funk & Bros Ranch 1898 letterhead, Arden, Texas
Image courtesy General Land
Office |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The former town dates from 1885 when John and Katie
Arden “settled a claim” here. A post office opened five years later and a school
two years after that. |
Cattle
- Joseph Funk & Bros Ranch letterhead detail
Image courtesy General Land Office |
By 1915
Arden had a population of 14 and consisted of the school, post office, church
and the homes of residents. Growth was extremely show and had only risen to 30
by 1947 when the school merged with Mertzon.
By the mid 1960s the town supported no businesses although it did keep a polling
place for county elections. The population was drawn to larger towns and Arden
faded to where only a single resident was listed for the 2000 census.
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