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History
in a Pecan Shell
The name was suggested by a former resident
of La Rochelle, France. It was the name submitted and the name accepted when the
post office was granted in 1879.
In its early years, Rochelle's 30 citizens
raised cattle and waited for the railroad to arrive. It didn't until 1903. The
Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway Company was first and then the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe arrived in 1912 when they completed their Lometa
to Eden line.
By 1914 Rochelle had a substantial population of 700 with three stores, two
gins, hotel, bank and newspaper.
Rochelle lost population, but it remained
over 500 from the 30s through the 50s. When the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe abandoned
its line in 1959, the economy declined accordingly.
It fell to a low
of 100 by the early 1960s, and by 1968 it was reported as 167 - a number the town
is evidently comfortable with. |
Five
years later
Photo
courtesy Erik Hough, February 2013 |
Shed
Photo
courtesy Erik Hough, February 2013 |
| Photo
courtesy Erik Hough, February 2013 |
Outhouse
Photo
courtesy Erik Hough, February 2013
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Photographer's
Note: Rochelle was a town that I ran across accidently on my way to another
destination. I guess not many people plan on visiting Rochelle, but again it was
a nice surprise. - Erik Hough, March 04, 2013
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