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The
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, 2004 |
by Mike Cox
("Texas Tales" Column)
Born on July 29, 1833 in Mississippi,
[Thomas Jefferson] Priddy and his family eventually settled in Brown County. In
1886, the Priddys moved to northeastern Mills County, which had been cut from
Brown County. Soon a little community grew near their farm. When it came time
to petition Washington for a post office, the new town adopted his name and on
March 31, 1891, the federal government approved Priddy as Priddy's first postmaster.
Four years later, the Priddy Post Office was discontinued, with its records moved
to Indian
Gap in Hamilton County. In 1899, the government re-established the Priddy
post office and it's been in service ever since.
Priddy never boomed,
but it's held its own over the years. It reached its peak population in 1980,
stayed the same in 1990, and dropped slightly in 2000. For years it had a school,
cotton gin, general store and a bank. Today Priddy's down to a school, a feed
store, an auto shop and a general store... more |
| Priddy
School
Photo courtesy Jason Penney |
| The
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Photo courtesy Jason Penney |
| Stand
pipe in Priddy
Photo courtesy Jason Penney |
 | Priddy
Post Office 76870
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey |
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Priddy's
"Welcome" sign
Photo courtesy Jason Penney |
| The
church's cornerstone 1889
Photo courtesy Jason Penney | |
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