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Saint Peter's Lutheran Church
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History
in a Pecan Shell
A multi-ethnic community of Germans, Wends, Czechs, Austrians, and
Swiss, the town was first known as Concordia.
Storekeeper Henry Doering added a post office to his store in 1886
and submitted the name Walburg after his German hometown. It was accepted
by the postal authorities and has been Walburg ever since.
In the 1890s
the town had a gin, doctor, blacksmith, pharmacy and a bank. The estimated
population was a mere 16 people in 1890, rising to 102 by 1904. In
1925 there were 200 residents, and after an unexplained surge in the
late 20s when it doubled, it returned to 200 by 1933. The population
has remained stable since the end of WWII.
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A storefront in downtown Walburg
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A view through
the cotton gin - showing the old scale
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The
Walburg State Bank c. 1913
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