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History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was named after Electra Waggoner Biggs or Electra II as she
was known. A talented sculptress, many of her busts of notables are
on display in the Red River Museum in nearby Vernon.
Franklin Roosevelt, John Nance Garner, and Will Rodgers were just
a few of her subjects.
The brick streets of Electra, along with the Grand
Theater and the small, but solid “traditional” post office make
it easy to imagine life as it was in North Texas during the 30s and
40s. Ornamental pear trees along downtown streets add a nice green
contrast to the cherry red brick streets.
The residents of Electra bought enough war bonds in World
War II that they could provide a B-17 for the war effort. It was
appropriately named “City of Electra.” Quite an accomplishment for
a city of the size of Electra. West,
Texas was another town that raised enough to "purchase" a B-17
during World War
II.
See Electra's
Grand Theater |
Electra Ft.
W. & D. C. Depot
1915 Postcard
courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/
More Texas
Depots |
Texas Co. Main
Line Station
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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Electra’s
Post Office “Mural” is actually three plaster reliefs.
Entitled "Oil, Cattle, Wheat" by Allie Tennant 1940
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