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Old
Duval Townsite Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, February 2010 |
History in a Pecan
Shell This town-that-never-had-a-chance
didn’t even have time to start a cemetery. If not for the historical marker, it
might have joined the long list of forgotten towns. The marker text now serves
as the town’s history / epitaph. |
Old
Duval Townsite Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, February 2010 |
Historical
Marker TextOld Duval
TownsiteFirst post
office in Winkler (then part of Tom Green) County opened near here (1908) on John
Howe ranch. Mail came in twice weekly to serve 300 persons.
Duval townsite,
promoted all over the United States by the Pueblo Investment Vo., opened on March
19, 1910, with free lots, a picnic, and cowboy tournament.
In April, Kermit
became seat of Winkler County; post office moved there in October. Duval failed
to develop and townsite rights were canceled after 1928 oil discovery here. Ownership
of many valuable lots sold in 1910 is still unclear today.
(1967) |
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Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories, and vintage/historic
photos of their town, please contact
us.
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