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History in a Pecan
ShellOriginally
called Caps Sides, Texas, View came into being as an investment of a land
development company who was betting on the future growth of the town – built alongside
the railroad tracks. (Caps, Texas had already been
established nearby.)
View’s name came from a slightly elevated hilltop
location. The community was registered in August of 1910 with the railroad depot
being the town’s first building.
A post office was granted that same year
and other businesses opened – including a lumberyard and a general store. The
population reached 40 residents in the community’s fourth year. One building served
as school and church until a bond issue allowed the construction of a separate
two-room schoolhouse.
The hopes that the developers had for View didn’t
materialize. It is thought, however, that Views proximity to Abilene
and the existence of a ready-made railroad depot made the establishment of Camp
Barkeley in WWII a reality.
In the late 1980s View reported seventy-one residents and 75 for the 1990
census.
View,
Texas TodayPhotographer's
Note:
The Baptist
Church, fire department and a gas/grocery store are about all that's there except
for homes. Back in the 50's View was a passenger pickup for one of the railroads
that passed south of Abilene (Union Pacific/ Southern Pacific?). The Texas and
Pacific passed through town and had the terminal there. View was pretty much smack
in the middle of Camp Barkeley when
it was active, if the town existed at all. The railroad was probably the main
supply route to Barkeley. Nothing
remain at the railroad tracks today. - Mike
Price, April 02, 2010 |
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View
Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, 2007 |
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