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| | "Dworaczyk’s
Meat Market (next door to the church). The majority of Kosciusko residents use
the meet market as their local butcher" - David Scheffler, 11-26-05. TE photo |
History in a Pecan Shell
The town came into being around in the 1890s when Polish immigration began
to move away from the
Panna Maria - Cestohowa communities.
The town was named after the Polish General who added the Colonies in the American
Revolution.
The post office only operated from 1906 to 1920 when Stockdale
took over the responsibility. There were only 10 people reported in Kosciusko
for the 1930 census and only 50 in 1965. |
Kosciusko Texas
ForumKosciusko,
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There are two towns in the US named after this Polish hero of the
American Revolution. One is in Mississippi, one is in Texas. In Mississippi it's
pronounced Kah-zee-OOS-ko. In Texas it's pronounced KuhSHUskuh,
which is apparently close to the correct Polish pronunciation. I've been told
if you pronounce it and someone says either 'Gesundheit' or 'God bless you,' you
pronounced it correctly. - C.
F. Eckhardt, May 28, 2006
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