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Shipping
cabbage
Photo courtesy Library of Congress |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Alamo's initial development occurred between 1902
and 1909 when partners Peter Blalock and George Hawkins bought 32,000 acres. The
future town was platted in 1908 and the railroad depot was initially named Ebenezer
(Blalock's middle name). Before Ebenezer had a chance to grow, the partners sold
out to the Alamo Land and Sugar Company (1909). At this point one might think
that the name of the town was changed to Alamo, but the community (now called
Camp Ebenezer) was moved above the flood plain of the Rio Grande. The Alamo Townsite
Company was formed to sell lots. When a post office opened in 1909, the name submitted
was Forum, but it was later changed to C. Swallow, Texas, after
townsite officer C. H. Swallow. The town was incorporated in the mid-1920s although
the population was only 200 for the 1925 census. By 1936 the town had grown to
over a thousand residents.
Like many of it's neighbors in the Rio Grande
Valley, Alamo was a shipping point for citrus crops and vegetables.
From a 1940 population of less than 2,000, it has increased over the years to
the current 14,760.
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