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History in
a Pecan Shell
Settlement dates to Austin’s Colony and the name refers to its use
as a bivouac site for Santa Anna’s forces during the Texas Revolution.
A legend of buried treasure (a Mexican payroll buried when the troops
got word of San
Jacinto) keeps the community’s name alive, and gave the place
some notoriety.
Growth occurred in the 1870s when the town got a post office and the
basic businesses were established. In the mid 1880s the population
was a mere 50 residents served by two stores, a gristmill and a school.
The population increased to 200 by 1890 but it was bypassed by the
railroad and by
1900 it had returned to about 50 people.
The post office closed its doors in 1905 and potential growth was
stymied by the proximity to Wharton.
Population figures stopped after WWII
– with 20 people estimated in 1947.
In 2010 the town consists of three cemeteries, two churches and the
Spanish Camp community center. |
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