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History in
a Pecan Shell
The
community is said to be founded shortly after the turn of the century
with the arrival of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad. Namesake John
R. Trawick was a resident who donated land so that the community could
be platted. In 1902 the community was granted a post office. Two years
later, the first school was built.
Trawick had 100 residents by 1914 and tripled by 1929. But the economy
was based on cotton production
and when prices fell and the boll
weevil arrived, Trawick felt the impact greatly. Trawick had 100
residents in the mid 1930s, where it has remained through the year
2000. |
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