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scene near Oklaunion
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, 2006 |
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History
in a Pecan Shell
Originally named Mayflower, the town underwent a
name change in 1883.
The town had hoped to be a major railroad crossroads,
but the railroads involved chose Vernon instead. The hammered-together name Oklaunion
was meant to signify a “union with Oklahoma”. |
| | Oklaunion
water tower Photo
courtesy Ken Rudine, 2006 | |
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The high population
of 400 in 1928 encouraged the town to incorporate – an act they dissolved in the
1970s. The population was 223 during WWII and the town has been in a slow decline
ever since. A picturesque view of a typical Texas town can be viewed from the
overpass of Hwy 287 – over Hwy 183.
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