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Highway 15 Waka
City limit
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, March, 2008 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Originally called Wawaka when it was settled
in 1885, the town later moved (1919) three miles north to be on the
railroad - in
this case, the Panhandle and Santa Fe.
The railroad's
designation for the stop was Burnside, but after Wawaka residents
moved everything to the new location it was renamed Waka. The official
postal address remained Burnside until 1927.
Ancestors of the Wawaka's founder - J. N. Stump still live in the
area. |
1907 Ochiltree
County postal map showing Waka as Wawaka
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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