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History in
a Pecan Shell
Named
for landowner and lawyer Frank Lawson, the community dates to the
1870s. By the mid 1880s, the community had 200 residents with a store,
three churches, and three cotton gins. The post office was granted
in 1877 but only stayed open until 1907.
The population in the mid 1930s was 115 but by 1960 it had dropped
to a mere 50 people. In the late 1960s, Lawsonville became a ghost
town, leaving behind only a cemetery. |
Lawsonville Concord
School 1924 - 1971
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, April 2011 |
East
Holley Springs Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, April 2011 |
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