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History in
a Pecan Shell
Novice was settled
in the first part of the 20th Century. There are two suggested origins
of the name, one based on a family named Navis and the other claiming
that the new village was named because it was a “novice.” Whichever
case is true, the village only had a population of ten in the 1930s.
The proximity to Paris stopped
any growth and older maps show it as being dispersed with no center.
Population figures stopped in the 1950s. It remains on the detailed
county map and the state map. |
Novice
Baptist Church and School
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, February 2007 |
Palestine
Baptist Church in Novice
Photo
courtesy Gerald
Massey, August 2010 |
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landmarks and recent or vintage photos, please contact
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