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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 a few of her
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Post Office “Mural” is actually three plaster reliefs.
Entitled "Oil,
Cattle, Wheat" by Allie Tennant 1940
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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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