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History in a Pecan
Shell
Settlement began in the1850s and was named after Milt Scroggins
who operated the town’s first business – a sawmill.
The East Line and Red
River Railroad arrived in 1877, making Scroggins a shipping point.
A post
office opened in 1891, and five years later the town had three stores. First population
figures were for 1914 when Scroggins reported 25 residents.
Scroggins was
reduced to a single store in the Great Depression although it kept its population
intact. It grew to nearly 80 after WWII
and has slowly increased to 125 – the figure that has been in use since 1988. |
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