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Texas
Ghost Town
ECKERT, TEXAS
Gillespie County,
Texas Hill Country
Highway 16 where it intersects with FM 1323
11½ Miles NE of Fredericksburg
Population:
Unknown
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History
on a Pinhead
Once named Nebo, Texas after the local topogrphic feature called Mount
Nebo, the town came into being when several families built around
their Mount Zion church in the mid 1870s. When Wilhelm Rudolph Eckert
applied for a post office, he modestly requested the name Eckert,
Texas. His request was granted in 1903 and in just twenty-two years
the population skyrocketed to 100. By 1933 it was down to a mere 15
people, but still the town held its ground. By the mid 1960s Eckert
had a population of seven. |
Eckert,
Texas Forum
Dear TE, I just
found your site and it is very cool. We have a saloon in what used
to be Eckert, Texas. There is another ghost town near us called Click.
In the early part of the twentieth century it was the site of a dispute
over cotton (?) and 4 people were shot in the general store. If you
are in the area please stop in and I will show you the [way] to Click.
The old general store and post office are still there but abandoned.
Thanks for the great site. - Robin Nichols, Willow City, Texas,
November 13, 2006
Anyone wishing to share history or photos of Eckert, Texas, please
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