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MAXDALE,
TEXASBell County,
North
Central Texas
On the Lampasas River at FM 2670 and County Roads
8
Miles SW of Killeen
Just S of Fort Hood
Population: 0004 (1988-2000) Book
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History in a Pecan
Shell
A post office opened here in 1883 although there had been some
settlement prior to that. The population the following year was reported to be
20. A school and two churches were soon evident, although the community had to
wait for a store. By 1914 a store was in operation and eleven years later, Maxwell
hit its population high-water mark with a 50 residents. The post office closed
in 1926 and the town began a long decline, reaching just 15 people in the later
1960s. The town now has a community center located just east of the former town
and Maxwell only appears on detailed Bell County maps. |
The
1914 Thru Truss Bridge in Maxdale
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2008 |
Maxdale Thru Truss Bridge plaque
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2008 |
Maxdale
1863 Cemetery gate
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2008 | |
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