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ELECTRA, TEXAS
Wichita County,
Texas Panhandle/Central Texas North
Hwys 287 & 25
23 miles E of Vernon
28 miles W of Wichita
Falls
Population:
3,168 (2000)
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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town was named after Electra Waggoner Biggs or Electra II as she
was known. A talented sculptress, many of her busts of notables are
on display in the Red River Museum in nearby Vernon.
Franklin Roosevelt, John Nance Garner, and Will Rodgers were just
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Electra’s
Post Office “Mural” is actually a Relief Oil, Cattle, Wheat by Allie
Tennant 1940
Photo by John Troesser |
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The brick streets
of Electra, along with the Grand
Theater and the small, but solid “traditional” post office make
it easy to imagine life as it was in North Texas during the 30s and
40s. Ornamental pear trees along downtown streets add a nice green
contrast to the cherry red brick streets.
The residents of Electra bought enough war bonds in World War II that
they could provide a B-17 for the war effort. It was appropriately
named “City of Electra.” Quite an accomplishment for a city of the
size of Electra. West, Texas was another town that raised enough to
"purchase" a B-17 during World War II.
See Electra's
Grand Theater
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