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Caddo
Creek
TE photo, September 2009 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The name comes from its being located on a
former Caddo Indian campsite. Founded in the 1870s, the town had 60 people ten
years later.
During that time the town also had a school, and post office.
It grew to 75 in 1890 and when the new century arrived there were only about 150
people.
Oil was discovered on one property in the area in 1916, and then
on another. These minor finds kept oil men focused on their hunt and when the
Ranger/Breckenridge
boom occurred (1916-1917) the population jumped to 1,000 by 1920.
After
the boom ended, the population declined to 600 in 1940. It's been downhill ever
since and less than 100 people now live in Caddo, although the town has managed
to keep its post office. It is still shown on the TxDoT county map of Stephens
County. |
Photo
courtesy Mike Price, March 2010 |
Photo
courtesy Mike Price, March 2010 | |
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