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History in
a Pecan Shell
Novice was settled in the first part of the 20th Century. There are
two suggested origins of the name, one based on a family named Navis
and the other claiming that the new village was named because it was
a “novice.” Whichever case is true, the village only had a population
of ten in the 1930s. The proximity to Paris
stopped any growth and older maps show it as being dispersed with
no center. Population figures stopped in the 1950s. It remains on
the detailed county map and the state map. |
Novice
Baptist Church and School
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, February 2007 |
Palestine Baptist Church in Novice
Photo
courtesy Gerald
Massey, August 2010 |
Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history
and vintage/historic photos, please contact
us. |
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