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History in
a Pecan Shell
Mars Community,
which faded into oblivion sometime after 1945, was named for John
and Henry Marrs. Somewhere along the way, the second r was dropped.
Originally, in Henderson
County, Mars produced cotton,
fruit and nursery stock. It peaked around 1915 with a population of
100. By 1931 it had fallen to a mere 10 but mysteriously rebounded
to 83 in 1933.
The final count was in 1945 when Mars had 50 residents. A church remained
in the late 1980s. |
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