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1907
Hale County postal map showing Copenhagen (W of Hale
Center)
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
History in a Pecan
Shell It’s not
often a ghost town can be pinpointed to an exact location. In Copenhagen’s case
the exact location is the present-day Center Plains cemetery. Center Plains
was the original name of the would-be town – but for some reason it was rejected
when postal authorities received the application. The post office department decided
that Copenhagen should be the name and in 1902 the Copenhagen post office opened
it’s doors.
The post office remained open until 1907. The promised arrival
of a railroad in Norfleet lured away Copenhagen / Center Plains residents, creating
a ghost town with two names. |
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