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History
in a Pecan Shell
Once called Oak
Ridge, the name was changed when the community was granted a post
office in 1880. The name came from early settler Marietta Wommack.
In the mid 1880s, Marietta had a population of 100 and was served
by two gins, a sawmill and a grist mill. It reached 200 by 1890.
The town enjoyed the benefit of a railroad from 1917 through 1933
when the Jefferson and Northwestern ran a line from Jefferson
to Naples.
If population estimates are to be believed, the town reached 600 in
1892. From 124 in the mid 1920s, it actually gained residents during
the Great Depression – reaching 250 by 1939.
During WWII,
the community once again reached 600 residents, but declined thereafter.
From 161 residents reported in the 1990 Census, it has declined to
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