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Elizabeth
CrockettDavy
Crockett’s second wife and two of her sons came to Texas
from Tennessee to claim his hard-won posthumous land grant of 320 acres.
She was buried in the Acton Cemetery and in 1911 the state erected a statue
of her here. Now known as Acton
State Historic Site - at .006 acres – it’s the smallest registered state park
in Texas. |
History in a Pecan
Shell
Acton is the oldest known settlement in Hood County and it
was settled when it was still part of Johnson County.
In 1855 a church
building was built and four denominations used it one Sunday per month.
In 1856 the settlement was granted a post office under the name Camanche [sic]
Peak.
The first physician, Dr. J. C. Cornelius arrived in 1855 and was
soon followed by Dr. S. R. McPherson in 1858.
The Acton Masonic Hall
drew additional families to town when it was completed in 1868.
Around
1861 the name Acton was chosen to replace Camanche Peak. It has been said that
the name Acton was derived from Oak Town. The Acton post office was active from
1861-1906.
By 1887 the population was estimated at 200, but the 20th
Century showed a decline to a low of 75 during the 1950s. The construction of
the De Cordova Bend Dam increased the population. Acton is surrounded by three
neighboring highly populated communities.
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