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The
Park on Kellers Bay
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History in
a Pecan Shell:
The town has a similar beginning to nearby Danevang.
Both we started as Lutheran Colonies within two years of one another
(Danevang 1894 and Olivia 1892). The primary difference was Danevang
was Danish while Olivia was made up of Swedes.
The Reverend C.J.E. Haterious brought the settlers to the area
and then named the town after his wife, Olivia Olson Haterious.
Cotton was the primary crop
and after taking their cotton all the way to Edna
for ginning in 1893; they soon bought a small gin to use right where
they were.
The town had only 50 residents in 1927, but improvements like a highway
and electricity brought the population back during the 1930s. The
school was consolidated in the wave of statewide school consolidations
during the early 1950s. Today it has about the same number of people
as it did in 1914.
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A
view from Olivia Municipal Park
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Another
view of the Olivia Municipal Park
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Today the park
at the end of the road (Hwy 175) is a quiet and spacious place to
have a picnic or go crabbing. It's relatively isolated location almost
guarantees a quiet visit.
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