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Robstown Main Street
West
Photo courtesy Jo Ann Arnold |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was named for Robert Driscoll - the same man who loaned his
name to Driscoll, Texas.
The town was founded in 1906 and the location was the juncture of
two railroads - the Texas and Mexican and the Brownsville and Mexican
railroads.
1912: Robstown incorporated
1920: Population was just under 1,000 persons, but by 1930 it was
more than four times that figure.
The town's first industry was vegetable farming until oil was discovered
in 1930.
The economy is still controlled by agricultural and oil interests.
Robstown has experienced growth over the years, but its proximity
to Corpus
Christi has had an effect on the population. |
Cotton Gin -
Post Office mural detail
Photo
courtesy Ken
Rudine, June 2009
See Cotton |
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Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history
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