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courtesy Dustin Martin, October 2016 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Stormville
dates from the establishment of the post office in 1878. The name
is not a meterological reference, but the surname of "Wash" Storm,
the gin and mill owner.
In the mid 1880s the population was a mere 50 and a decade later it
had added a blacksmith and nine other businesses - including two doctors.
The post office closed in 1905 - but the school continued - reporting
an enrollment of 36 pupils in 1932. No further population figures
are available, and although some habitation was evident, residences
were scattered.
Today little more than a church remains. |
| Photo
courtesy Dustin Martin, October 2016 |
Photographer's
Note:
"A couple of abandoned dwellings near Stormville, TX in Wood
County. We did not see a Church although Google maps said there was
one there somewhere. Could be gone or could be hidden in the trees
somewhere."
- Dustin
Martin, October, 2016 |
| Photo
courtesy Dustin Martin, October 2016 |
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