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History in a Pecan
Shell
Named for early settler Sam W. Norwood, the townspeople decided
not to use the man's middle initial. He joins the ranks of Edcouch, Tomball and
Tom Bean for towns named after the first and last names of their founders / namesakes.
(See Edcouch, Tomball
and Tom Bean, Texas)
Samnorwood
got off to a late start. It wasn't until the Fort Worth and Denver Northern Railway
extended its line from Childress to Pampa
in 1931 that the town came into being. A ceremony on July 4th of that year made
it official. Most essential businesses opened almost immediately and in 1932 the
post office was granted. A brick high school was built in the mid-1930s although
the population never got much higher than 100. It is currently a mere 39 people. |
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