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History in
a Pecan Shell
Prior to Texas
Independence, this area this area of NE Texas was a wild and woolly
place. Known as the Red River Country, the area didn’t get civilized
until the railroad came through in 1870.
The town was granted a post office in 1881 and postmaster Sam Knapp
filed out the application under his daughter’s Christian name. Sam
Knapp was entitled to a little privilege since he donated the land
where the community was platted.
The post office closed but was reopened in 1893.
Maud’s population in 1910 was a respectable 300 residents. By 1940
it had increased to 750. Just six miles N of the community the Lone
Star Army Ammunition Plant and the Red River Army Depot provided jobs
for locals.
By the early 1980s the town had an estimated population of 1,059,
falling slightly to 1.049 for the 1990 census and declind to just
over 1,000 for the 2000 census.
The aforementioned Army installations remain the largest employers
of Maudites. In 1990 the community population was 1,049. |
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1940s Bowie
County map showing Maud
(Below "W" in "B-O-W-I-E")
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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