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CROWELL,
TEXASFoard County
Seat, Texas Panhandle
State Highway 6
US Highway 70
36 miles East of Paducah
30 miles South of Quanah
29 miles North of Benjamin
31 miles Southwest of Vernon
Population: 1141 (2000)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
1891 was the year Crowell was founded and the county was organized
the following year. By 1900 the town had 500 citizens and they all
awaited the coming of the railroad (the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient)
which arrived in 1908. Oil was discovered and kept the town reasonably
immune from the Great Depression.
The tornado of 1942 killed 10, and left 1,500 homeless. 90% of the
town's buildings were destroyed.
Nine miles East of Crowell on FM 98 is a marker commemorating the
recapture of Cynthia Ann Parker Texas' most famous Indian captive.
Captured in 1836 near Groesbeck, she was "rescued" 24 years later
in 1860 and died shortly thereafter - after attempting to escape back
to the Comanches. She was the mother of Quanah Parker who grew up
to be go on wolf hunts with President Theodore Roosevelt and have
Quanah, Texas (30 miles North)
named after him.
The Foard County
Courthouse > next page |
Crowell,
Texas Attractions:
The Santa
Fe Depot (c. 1908) Library/ Museum:
203 North Main Street Hours: Monday through Friday 1:30 to 5:00
Firehall
Museum: 116 N. Main Street - Hours: Monday through Friday 2:30
to 5:00
Foard County
Courthouse Museum: Inside the courthouse
Copper Breaks
State Park / Lake Copper Breaks:
Eight miles North across the Hardeman County line.
Copper Breaks State Park
777 Park Road 62
Quanah, Tx 79252-7679
940/839-4331
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/copper/
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Crowell
Texas Forum:
Subject:
Crowell and Paducah
My name is Kristi Norman Brown and I am working on my family tree.
Does anyone know of any books or articles on family histories from
Crowell or Paducah that would help me in my research? My ancestors
are A.Y. Norman (lots of Norman's there) Cotners, McCormicks, Knox,
Wanda Moore, and Eula "Cricket" Norman. Any help anyone can provide
would be greatly appreciated. - Kristi Norman Brown, February
27, 2006
Anyone
wanting to share history or photos of Crowell, Texas, please contact
us.
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