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Hay
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Photo courtesy Carson Crisp |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Hondo
Caņon was the original name of the community
when a post office was opened just north of the current town in 1878.
The town moved in 1899 and was renamed to honor Tarpley Prickett,
the son of the postmaster (John Prickett).
By 1900 a blacksmith and a store were doing business in Tarpley, and
a church and school were built sometime later.
The town had a population of just 25 in the mid-1920s - before reaching
its high-water mark of 40 in the mid 1980s. It has since leveled off
at 30. |
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