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History in a Pecan
Shell
Originally part of the shared Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas,
Blanconia dates from 1834. After the Texas Revolution it was in Refugio County
– becoming part of Bee County in 1857.
Once named Kymo, the name
changed when a post office was applied for in 1888. Blanconia comes from local
Blanco Creek. The post office closed in the 1930s.
The town’s most famous/infamous
character was the colorful and mysterious Sally
Scull. Residents were scarce and although the community had a school in 1905,
there were only a dozen pupils. The population high-water mark was reached in
1914 when Blanconia had 200 residents. The Great Depression hit the area hard
and the population was estimated at a mere 25 people through the 1930s. By the
late 1960s it was down to only 15 but has since doubled to the present (2000)
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