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Mural
by local artist Larry LeFevre
Photo courtesy Rule Chamber of Commerce |
| History
in a Pecan Shell
William Rule, a railroad official of the Kansas
City, Mexico and Orient Railway is the town’s namesake. Rule was established before
the arrival of the railroad
with the post office opening in 1903, two years before the arrival off the first
train.
A Mr. J. L. Jones provided the land for Rule and an optimistic
A. C. Foster invested in the town’s first businesses. The first bank and newspaper
started in 1906. Rule
was incorporated in 1908 – the date shown at the top of the mural.
In
1912 Rule had a population estimated at a respectable 891, which wasn’t bad for
a town with the county seat
only ten miles away. Its population reached its zenith in 1960 with 1,347 Rulers
residing there. It declined to just over 1,000 in 1984.
A Veteran's
Monument inscribed with the names of over 800 servicemen was erected in 1990.
In 1991 Rule’s population was 789. The area remains a center for cotton,
wheat and peanut crops. |
Downtown
Rule
Photo courtesy Richard & Judy Berger, 2004 |
| Rule
Chamber of Commerce
(940) 997-2141
Our special thanks to Orheana Greeson for her kind words
on Texas Escapes and for sending in the photos and information on Rule.
Ms. Greeson includes the information
that Rule is a quiet town made up of mostly retired people. Property is available,
reasonably priced and taxes are low.
Rule water tower.
Photo courtesy Rule Chamber of Commerce | |
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