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MEEKER,
TEXASJefferson
County, Texas
Gulf Coast
Old Sour Lake Road
Just N of Old US 90
About
5 Miles W of Downtown Beaumont
Population: Unknown
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History on a Pinhead
The
President of the Beaumont and Sour Lake Construction Company (G.W. Meeker) is
the probably namesake. When the Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railroad connected
Beaumont
with Sour Lake around 1904
the town of Meeker appeared. Proximity to Beaumont
spared the community growing pains and it has remained quietly keeping its distance
every since. The most obvious sign that it’s a separate community and not a subdivision
is the blue water tower. |
| Meeker
water tower. TE photo | |
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