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The
Centennial Baylor County Highway Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 |
Mabelle
History in a Pecan ShellA
school for the children of local ranchers began about 1900. In 1906 the Wichita
Valley Railroad arrived and made the community a stop on their line. The Mabelle
post office was opened that same year - named after the daughter of a local man.
By 1920 the population was 58 and the town had the bare-bones businesses that
fifty-eight people couldn't live without.
In the early 1920s, the town
was hit by a tornado and by 1940 there were only 35 residents. The school consolidated
with Seymour in 1948 and the post office closed
in the early 60s.
Photographer's Note:
"The Centennial Baylor
County Highway Marker is located right at the intersection across from the old
Mabelle Station. I went to get the marker but forgot about the station. Thankfully
the marker is still intact. .... Or it was two years ago." - Barclay
Gibson, May 04, 2011 |
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