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Jean
street scene
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, July 2009 |
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. |
Jean
Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, July 2009 |
Jean
State Bank
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, July 2009 |
Photographer's
Note:
Subject:
Jean, Texas
Found the old bank, vault, and doors interesting. Anyone with
a cutting torch could have gotten in in less than a minute if that was all there
was to the safe. - Mike
Price, July 2009 | |
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