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History in
a Pecan Shell
Founded on the proposed router of the railroad in the 1870s, the town
was first called Walker's Station after the first postmaster. The
post office from nearby Savannah, Texas had moved in 1874 - to provide
mail service to the town that was sure to grow - as soon as the railroad
got there.
In 1884 Walker suggested that the name of the town be changed to Annona.
Supposedly after an Indian girl. The railroad arrived in 1876 and
as everyone hoped, the town's growth took off.
In 1890 the town had a population of 250, growing to 600 by 1914.
The population dropped to 500 by the mid 20s but by 1929 it had recovered
and grown to nearly 800. During the Great Depression the population
fell to 426 and leveled off at that figure for many years. In 1990
it was 329. |
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