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History in a Pecan
Shell
Originally named Bolen Switch, local fruit growers petitioned
for a change of name in 1901. The post office took the new name when it was granted
in 1903. The first fruit nursery took root in the region back in the 1870s and
1880s.
By 1914 the town was served by two general stores and besides selling
fruit trees, the town also shipped lumber. It wasn’t until the 1930s when the
town reached 160 residents and it didn’t incorporate until the mid 1960s when
its population was still just 150. By 1988 the population had reached 395, declining
to 349 by 1990. |
Photographer's
Note:
Subject: Fruitvale Texas
Not a lot here. The old building was
marked as a feed store but doesn't show up in the picture. - Mike
Price, October 25, 2007 | |
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