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History in
a Pecan Shell
Bagdad was a community on the South Fork of Brushy Creek that
is now part of Leander.
A short timeline of significant events in the brief life of Bagdad,
Texas:
1854: The town was surveyed by innkeeper Charles Babcock. The
name comes from the hometown of one of the first residents.
1855: A post office is granted - it was a stop on the stage
route from Austin
to Lampasas.
1860 - 1880: Bagdad thrives and adds schools, churches, a Masonic
Lodge and stores.
1882: The post office closes and moves to Leander.
The Austin and Northwestern Railroad came through Leander
and in an old familiar song of progress, the once thriving town of
Bagdad lost their post office and identity to their neighbor. Several
businesses left as well and in just a few years, Bagdad had become
a ghost town. |
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