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LAKE VICTOR,
TEXAS
Texas Ghost Town
Burnet County, Texas Hill Country
FM 2340
10 Miles N of Burnett
Not on the State map
Population: Unknown
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The
Store
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone, August 2005 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Lake Victor was a mere railroad camp along the Houston and Texas Central
Railway at the turn of the 20th Century. The community's name may
have been a joke since the "Lake" was actually a borrow pit that was
only filled if there was enough rain. The namesake was the railroad
crew foreman - Victor Kellogg.
In 1903 lots were sold and both school and post office opened. Lake
Victor was prosperous for the next 25 years. From a population of
200 in 1914 it increased to 250 by the mid 20s.
The towns economy was stagnant through the Great Depression and the
the 40s but the population stayed more or less the same. The school
merged with the Burnet ISD in 1947
and the railroad abandoned their tracks in 1951. The mail was rerouted
through Lampasas in 1957.
1966 seems to have been the town's high-water mark with 350 people.
By 1972 there were only 200 residents which is where it has remained
more or less every since. |
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"Rainbo
Bread" ghost sign
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone, August 2005 |
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