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Jean
street scene
2001 photo courtesy of Eric Whetstone |
History
in a Pecan shell
Settled in 1875 by rancher S, B. Lamar who built a store and school.
His son, James Lamar was the town's first postmaster and therefore
got to fill out the application. He named it after his girlfriend,
although it's not known if they married after such a flattering gesture.
Jean (the town) was moved to the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad
when it arrived in 1903. G. G. Cantrill built a store that also doubled
as a town depot.
The 1940 census showed 300 people living in Jean. |
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