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History
in a Pecan Shell
Once known as Mount Vernon, the name lost favor
with the opening of a post office.
The office, open from 1899 to 1905,
became a church and school after its closing. In 1913 a new church went up and
name Mount Vernon was used.
Pert had an respectable (estimated) population
of 200 by 1915. In the early 1920s the town was still thriving, but declined along
with the lumber industry. In 1920 the town had only 20 people with one business.
In 1992 Pert had incresed its estimated population to 35. |
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