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History in
a Pecan Shell
T. W. Hart established
his ranch headquarters here in 1899. Part of this establishment involved
skiding his house from neighboring Swisher
County – miles to the East. In 1900 a post office was opened in
the Hart house and they started selling groceries as well. The first
school/ church was a single building built in 1902.
Hart was organized in 1925 when the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains
Railway announced they would build a depot. The depot was finished
the next year. In 1928 the business district moved nearly a mile to
be on the railroad. The school was moved to be nearer the town center
in 1936 and by 1940 the town had a population of 600. |
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