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History in
a Pecan Shell
Col. Dee Thompson
is credited with founding the town in the late 1800s. A post office
was granted in 1883 and seven years later the community had 350 residents.
By the mid 1890s Deport could boast a population of 600 which included
five doctors – an impressive number for the times. The economy was
based on cotton and corn.
In 1911 Paris and Mt.
Pleasant were connected by a railroad and Deport prospered accordingly.
Three years later the population was 1,200 – the town’s high-water
mark.
In 1929 a disasterous fire destroyed much of the town’s business section.
That and the effects of the Great Depression shrank the population
to just over 800. The town managed to get through the next 20 years
without incident or disaster, but in the mid 1950s, the railroad was
discontinued. In the 1980s the population was 722, increasing to 746
in the early 1980s. The 2000 census reported 718 residents.
Deport, Texas
Landmarks
Deport Photo Galllery: |
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The
1909 First State Bank building
Photo
courtesy Brett Parker |
"A
little history from FDIC. First State Bank 1909 till 1927 when the
decline of economy forced FSB into bankruptcy. FIRST NATIONAL BANK
then took over assets in 1927. It was sold to Guaranty Federal Bond
in 1974. When a new building was built across the street, the old
became storage. Building changed hands 3 times by locals. It turned
into residents home in 2005." - Brett Parker
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