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"Wallis Street looking West." in the 1920s
Postcard
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History
in a San Saba Pecan Shell
A timeline of
significant San Saba events:
1855: ranchers and cotton growers first settled the banks of
the San
Saba River, from which the settlement took its name.
1856: The county is organized and San Saba became the county
seat.
1857: The post office opens and the first county courthouse
is built.
1873: The San Saba County News, said to be “ the first
newspaper in West Texas” was published.
1900: The population drop below 900.
1911: The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway came through
San Saba in 1911 – and the boost to the economy allowed them to build
a new courthouse.
1925: The population reaches 2,000
The Great Depression: San Saba weathered the 30s with minimal
loss of population.
1938: San Saba is flooded with a third of the city underwater
and many families were displaced.
1940s: The town is incorporated and the population rises to
2,900 people.
1950s: The terrible drought of the early 50s affected San Saba
and much of Texas. The population drops.
1980s: Population is 2,336 from an all-time high of 3,400. |
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"Wallis Street looking East from Commerce Street" in 1889
Postcard
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Church of Christ in San Saba
1948 Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/~txgenweb// postcards/Index.html |
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