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BEN ARNOLD,
TEXASMilam County,
Central Texas S
AKA Benarnold
Highway 77
7 miles N of Cameron
9 miles S of Rosebud
29 miles SE of Temple
Population:
148 Est. (2000)
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An old
store in Ben Arnold
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone 8-15-04 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Although railroad towns have been named for people ranging from engineers,
officials, brakemen to even the first person to detrain at a new stop
(Dilley), this is the first town we're aware of that was named for
the "mascot" of the first train to arrive. It was 3-year old Bennie
Arnold (a little girl).
A local post office was operating by 1892. In 1896 the population
was a healthy 125 residents, rising to 250 in the mid 1920s. By the
late 60s it was down to148. Ben Arnold schools consolidated with Cameron
ISD in the 1970s. |
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