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History in
a Pecan Shell
Dating from
the 1870s, the town was originally known as Transcontinental
Junction or Texarkana Junction. The East-West Texas &
Pacific Railroad ran a branch from their main line here to Marshall,
Texas.
A post office was granted in 1884 and for some years the town went
by the name of Park for first postmaster John N. Parker.
The name was changed in 1906 to honor Manny Nash, district superintendent
of the Texas and Pacific Railroad.
The 1890 Nash had a population of 100 served by a store, druggist,
gin and grist mill. It grew to 487 ten years later and remained
more or less at that level through the 1950 census.
The 1960 census
reported 1,124 and twenty years later it had nearly doubled to 2,022.
Many residents are employed at the Red River Army Depot or the Lone
Star Army Ammunition Plant just west of town.
Nash Historical Marker
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Historical
Marker Text
Town of Nash
Begun about 1873;
first named "T. C. Junction" for its location on Transcontinental
Division of Texas & Pacific Railroad. In 1884 post office was established
and named "Park", after Dr. J. N. Parker, the first postmaster.
First school started 1885 in single room. New buildings have been
erected in 1904, 1924, 1967.
In 1906 the town was named in honor of Martin Manny Nash, division
superintendent of Texas & Pacific. Noted resident was Dr. Joseph Abner
Dodd (1871-1944), who served 6 terms in Texas House of Representatives.
Present town population stands at 2,000.
(1970)
Incise on back: Nash Chapter, Texas Senior citizens Association, Bowie
County Historical Survey Committee |
Nash
Historical Marker on US 82 and S. Pecan
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, June 2010 |
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