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Palmer History
in a Pecan Shell
Palmer was named
after Dr. D.S. Palmer, an important shareholder in the Houston and
Texas Central Railroad. The railroad arrived in 1872 and a post office
branch opened two years later.
The population in 1885 was 250 people. That year Palmer had two gins
and two gristmills as well as a hotel and the other essential businesses
for a thriving town.
Palmer incorporated in 1890 and by 1896 the weekly Palmer Times
was being published. The Palmer Press Brick Company built a manufacturing
plant in 1902 and bricks impressed with the name still surface from
time to time - or are found in the brick sidewalks of collectors.
Just prior to the First World
War, there were 750 residents and the Times was replaced
by the Rustler. |
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