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KELLER,
TEXAS
Tarrant County,
North Central Texas
Highway 377 and FM 1709
North of Wautaga
East of I-35W
15 Miles N of downtown Fort
Worth
Population 27,345 (2000)
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mural
Photo courtesy CM, March 2007 |
History on
a Pinhead
Settled in the early 1850s, things didn't really get started until
the late 1870s when the Texas and Pacific Railroad was approaching.
People anticipated the railroad's arrival by moving near the proposed
route. The community was first called Athol. In 1881 H. W.
Wood donated land for the Athol townsite and citizens eager for a
permanent railroad connection agreed to change the name of their town
- if only the railroad would stop. The railroad representative was
named Keller - and that became the new name. Keller, Texas was in
use by 1882. The town was granted a post office by 1888.
Keller is now part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport complex . No early
population figures are available, but in 1990 the town had 13,683
residents which has doubled to over 27,000 in 2007.
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