Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond > The Lighter Side
ROAD TRIP: A BBM Game
jpwagoneer1964:
North Pearsall, Tx
Meryl:
Lauro Aguirre, Mexico
MaineWriter:
Eola, TX
The town, formally known as Jordan changed its name in 1902 when the first store was built and the town only had four families. Eola was created during a land boom when county school lands were put up for sale at fifty cents an acre in the 1890s. The sale attracted many Europeans – primarily Czechs.
A two-story schoolhouse was built in 1906. By 1914 Eola had a population of twenty-five which grew to 240 by 1931. In 1940 Eola had a population of 250 and was thriving. It reached its zenith in ’47 when 350 Eolans called the town home. Nine teachers taught elementary and high school classes.
Leslie
jpwagoneer1964:
Athens,Tx
memento:
Salmon, Texas
The town had telephone service in 1914 and 100 persons to call one another. The population stayed under 100 persons, sometimes dropping as low as only 10 persons. It rose again to 100 in the 1960s and then dipped back to about 20 - where it was for the 1990 census.Salmon had a post office granted in 1902 - under the name of postmaster S.D. Salmon.
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