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History
in a Pecan Shell
Originally named Stroman, two men
opened a store here in the 1890s. One of them was named Stroman and the other
wasn't. (The man who evidently lost the coin toss was named Perry).
The
community got tired of tri-weekly mail service from Gonzales
so they applied for a post office. In 1900, the name Stroman was rejected. The
name submitted was supposed inspired by advertising signs of B. B. Baking Powder.
After the post office opened H. R. Oakes opened a store and by 1915 Bebe
had a population of twenty. The town acquired a blacksmith, a barber, garage and
a cotton gin. In 1916 local schools merged with the Bebe school, which, in turn,
merged with the Nixon ISD in the 1940s.
After WWII as roads and
transportation improved, Gonzales County's smaller towns lost population - Bebe
was no exception.
Gonzales
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