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KAUFMAN,
TEXAS
Kaufman County
Seat, North Central Texas
Highways 34, 243 and 175
34 Miles E of Dallas
26 Miles NE of Ennis
Population
6,490(2000) 5,238 (1990)
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The
former First National Bank building
Photo Courtesy Lori Martin, 2005 |
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History in
a Pecan Shell
A brief timeline of significant events in Kaufman's history:
1840: forty families led by Mississippian Dr. William P. King, arrived
and built a fort on a hill. It was called Kings Fort, and
the resulting community that built around it was called Kingsboro.
1846: Henderson County was established and Kingsboro became part
of it.
1848: Land from Henderson County was used to establish Kaufman County
1849: postal service began.
1852: Kingsboro becomes the county seat and was renamed for the
county.
1860: the first newspaper is published
1881: The railroad arrives and two years later Kaufman connects
to Dallas.
1884: Kaufman has 1,000 citizens which grows to 2,300 by 1900.
1963: Kaufman is hit by a tornado.
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The
former Odd Fellows Hall in Kaufman
Photo Courtesy Lori Martin, 2005 |
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