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The
peaceful town of Marquez
Photo by John Troesser |
| Marquez
is quite unusual in that the name refers to the original land-grantee.
In this case it was Maria de la Marquez. The town is built
on the tracks of the International-Great Northern Railroad
that came through the area in 1871. |
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An old Marquez Building
Photo by John Troesser |
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main street ran parallel to the tracks, but a sensible distance from
them. The town is spacious, perhaps because of a devastating fire
that occurred in December of 1920. The town reached a low of
131 people in 1968, but the high point had been in 1925 when it was
700.
The school was consolidated with Jewett in 1958 and
the Leon school was built for the students of both towns.
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Marquez water tower
Photo by John Troesser |
| Marquez
has a modest library, but the important thing is - it has a library.
Community involvement is evident everywhere. The cemetery is well
tended and was freshly mown for Memorial Day. |
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The Marquez Cemetery
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A
resident of Marquez enjoying the tranquility
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The
park playground equipment was in use during our visit and someone's
miniature donkey was tethered across the street next to a garden with
free-ranging chickens.
© John Troesser |
Marquez
Texas Forum
I was born
in 1927 and I am a descendent of William Washington Winn, an early
settler in Marquez who had several children and is interred in the
cemetery. My father is also interred there.
I was always told that the cemetery is known as The Winn Cementery.
- Jack D. Winn, June 3, 2005
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