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Cornfield
Photo courtesy James Nelms, 2012 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Early settlement
occurred in the mid 1840s but it wasn't until after the Civil War
when storekeeper John L. Greer opened the community's first business.
The railroad (The Houston and Texas Central) arrived in 1873 but the
town wasn't platted for ten more years. The post office was granted
in 1880 when there were only 20 people living here. The population
was nearing 200 by 1890 and reached 538 by the late 1920s.
Naming of Anna
There's some question over the origin of the town's name. It could
have been John Greer's daughter or the daughter of railroad official
George Quinlan. A third story has Anna Quinlan being married to George
Quinlan and being the daughter of John Greer. The fourth (and thankfully
the last) story says that Anna was Anna Huntington, the daughter of
man who built the short-lived Dallas-Denison railroad. |
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First Christian
Church
Photo courtesy James Nelms, 2012
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Along the Railroad
Tracks
Photo courtesy James Nelms, 2012
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A. Sherley and
Brother Hardware Store
Photo courtesy Erik
Whetstone, 9-04 |
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