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History in
a Pecan Shell
The "town" of Edison was established on the Holdsworth Ranch
near Tortuga Creek. A one-teacher school was built on the ranch around
1906 and nineteen students reportedly attended classes there. The
school was known as the Edison School, Tortuga School, or the West
Loma Vista School.
A post office under the name Edison was opened in 1907 but the town
was abandoned by the mid-1920s. |
Zavalla
County 1907 postal map showing Edison
when Batesville was the county
seat
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Zavalla
County 1920s Map - Edison no longer appears
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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