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History in
a Pecan Shell
Settled
around 1900, it was first known as Friendship School. It did
indeed have a school, as well as a church and a handful of houses.
No population figures are avail for the community’s early years, but
the postwar school consolidations (with Gilmer
schools) spelled doom to Friendship. It became a “dispersed rural
community” with only a few houses and the church remaining. It is
estimated that 25 residents still live in the area.
Photographers Note:
"Be advised that there are 10-Friendship towns in Texas and to
make matters worse there are two in just one county, Smith
County. This Friendship is located in Upshur
County on FM-155, 4.25-miles northeast of Gilmer,
10-miles west of Ore City, 10-miles
northwest of Diana, 15-miles south of
Pittsburg." - Gerald
Massey |
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