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TELEGRAPH,
TEXAS
Texas Ghost
Town
Kimble County, Texas Hill Country
Highway 377
13 miles SW of Junction
Population:
0003
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Telegraph
Store and Post Office
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone, August 2005 |
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Telegraph
came into being sometime before 1900 - the year a post office opened.
The name comes from the telegraph that connected the string of military
installations - or the telegraph poles that were cut nearby.
The natural
setting made it a popular hunting and fishing destination although
the year-round population remained at only 25 people from the mid-1920s
through the 1960s. A population boom in the mid 1960 swelled the
population to 56 - but by 1970 it was back to only 31. By the 1990s
there were reportedly only three people living in the town.
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Telegraph
Store and Post Office Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone, August 2005 |
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Photographer's
Note:
I really was amazed at how peaceful and quiet Telegraph was, the only
thing you could really hear was the sound of the wind in the trees.
It's so isolated, I wouldn't mind living there. - Erik Whetstone,
March 18, 2006 |
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