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History in a Pecan
Shell
Settlement began in the mid 1880s with a store / post office.
The name Goree was adopted to honor Knox County settler Robert Goree. In 1890
the store was bought and moved with the new site becoming “North Goree.” The railroad
arrived in 1906 and a cotton gin was built that same year.
From a population
of 614 in1920, Goree had declined to 425 at the end of the Great Depression, increasing
to 640 by the 1950 census. The population has been declining in recent years –
from 524 in 1980 to 321 by 2000.
A
Visit to Goree, Texas: |
1920 Yandell and Burgess Building
Photos courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 | |
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