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The
old Methodist Church in Weldon
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Although the source of the town's name has been forgotten, Weldon
appeared sometime just after the Civil War. By 1869 a post office
had been granted and the town went about establishing a school, churches
and businesses.
Weldon received a shot in the arm with the arrival of the Waco,
Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railroad in the late 1880s and soon
became a lumber shipping center. By the mid 1880s Weldon had most
essential businesses to serve its 159 citizens.
The Progressive Era was kind to Weldon and from the 1910s to the 1920s
the town prospered. It entered the Great Depression with a population
estimated at 200 although no figures are available until 1950 when
the population was a mere 80. |
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Weldon
School, burned down in the fall of 1928 or 1929
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Photo
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Weldon,
Texas Forum
Subject: Basebal
Team photo
Tom Talbert was actually Tom Tolbert, my great-grandfather's brother.
He was killed in the war (not sure which one) and is buried in the
Weldon cemetery. My mother was born in this city. Thanks, - Paula
Woodard-Knox, May 28, 2008
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