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History in
a Pecan Shell
Settlement is believed
to have been in the early 1850s when the region was known as "The
Barrens." The towns namesake is thought to be Matthew Cartwright,
whose family gave land for a school in 1882 although a post office
and store didn't materialize until the mid 1890s. The post office
closed in 1907.
Population figures are not available for the early years, but in the
1930s there were only 100 residents listed on the census. After WWII
through the mid 1960s the population remained at 75. From 1968 through
2000, the population has been given as 61. |
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