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What
remains of Union Hill School
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2007 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Morgan actually dates from an 1876 meeting under
an oak tree, although things didn't really get moving until the late 1870s when
the Texas Central Railroad approached the town and a post office opened in 1879
- under the name Steele's Creek. With the arrival of the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe Railway, Steele's Creek became a two-railroad town - and were so
happy about their guaranteed prosperity that they renamed themselves to honor
Thomas Morgan, a Santa Fe official. |
Union
Hill School historical marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2007 |
| By the mid 1880s,
Morgan had a thriving population of 600, which grew to an estimated 850 by the
end of the century. The 20th Century wasn't as kind to Morgan as the 19th had
been. From 830 people in 1910 it declined to less than 700 by the mid 1920s and
just over 500 by 1941. The double-whammy of improved roads and available cars
lured people to Waco and Fort
Worth in search of well-paying jobs. By 1970 the population was a mere 200
which has since increased to the present 451. |
First
United Methodist Church of Morgan
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2007 |
First
United Methodist Church historical marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, July 2007 | |
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