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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town came into being with the arrival of the St. Louis, Brownsville
and Mexico Railroad in 1904. Driscoll was named after local rancher
and land donor Robert Driscoll, Jr. despite the fact that he had already
been so honored within Nueces county. To avoid confusion, the former
Driscoll was quickly renamed Alfred. By 1920 Driscoll had a population
of 500 and reached its high-water mark in 1960 with 669 residents.
Ten years later it had declined slightly but has since grown to the
present 825. |
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