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History in
a Pecan Shell
After nearby Cincinnati
was ravaged by a yellow fever epidemic in 1853, many residents of
that town fled here. Located on a bend in the river, it was first
known as Wyser’s Bluff.
Briefly known as Osceola (after John C. Calhoun's plantation
in South Carolina), the name was changed to honor the hometown of
many residents.
With a natural landing for the Trinity River steamboats, the town
became Walker County’s
most important connection with the outside world (until the arrival
of the railroad). A post office was granted in 1858 and remained open
until 1869.
An investigation into the feasibility of mining lignite was abandoned
after the ore proved to be of poor quality. After the arrival of the
railroad in the 1870s, residents moved to Riverside. |
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