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A
scene at the former Driftwood Store
TE photo 9-01 |
| Driftwood
has always been a quiet place. Too quiet for many; just right for
a few. This is a part of Texas where (depending on gasoline prices)
aimless driving is a recreational activity. Driftwood never fails
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A
view of the store from the cemetery
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2005 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Driftwood’s history does not include how it came by its coastal-sounding
name. Even Driftwood’s timeline doesn’t report much in the way of
events, occurrences, catastrophes, epidemics, outbreaks, mass suicides,
or religious cults relocating here. It seems that Driftwooders would
rather read about events than have them. The former Masonic Lodge
has been turned into a residence.
1850s: First settlers came to the town that was first called Liberty
Hill.
1880s: With an influx of new settlers, Driftwood became a crossroads
supply center. The community grew as a result of rail terminals set
up at nearby Kyle and Buda.
1890: Driftwood had a post office, school, churches, a gin, and store.
1925: Population drops to 10. The town's highest recorded population
was 100.
1945: Driftwood’s school consolidated with Buda's ISD.
1990: The population was twenty-one and this estimate appears on the
2004 map.
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