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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town had no 19th Century history. It started life as a stop on
the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad in 1929, the same year it was
granted a post office. Railroad General Manager R. H. Allison is the
town’s namesake.
Growth was fast. In just a year Allison had three cotton gins, a store
and two lumberyards.
With the help of the Lone Star Townsite Company, electricity and gas
were installed and a water system came in 1932. The nearby town of
Zybach was swallowed by Allison’s growth. The town acquired a bad
reputation during the 20s for the practice of bootlegging. By 1940
with a population of nearly 200, Allison was served by no fewer than
five stores.
In 1974 the population was estimated at 135, the same figure given
for the 2000 census. |
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