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History
in a Pecan Shell
Named after local landowner Oscar F. Stair. The
town came into being in the 1920s - just after the discovery of Edgar Davis' Luling
oilfield. The proximity to Luling dictated
that Stairtown would never thrive - and after the derricks were built there was
little need of a work force. The workers left behind a few houses and fewer businesses
to cater to some 20 people. The town did appear on maps in the 1940s but has since
been removed. Thirty-five has been the estimate since the 1960s.
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Stairtown, Texas ForumDear
TE, This is Fred Stair. I was amazed to see anything on the web about Stairtown,
Texas.
The town was founded by my grandfather Oscar F. Stair, born in 1867.
The family still owns a part of the townsite (mostly populated by Mesquite trees).
Grandfather came from Bristol, Tennessee to Prairie Lea, Texas via Alabama. When
he was a boy he moved to Luling and founded
Stairs Store. It was a dry goods/ grocery / hardware store and operated into the
late 1960s, managed by my Uncle Neal Stair. I currently reside in faaaaar West
Texas. - Fred Stair, Fort Davis, March 06, 2009 | |
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