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Voss Home of
Representative Bob Turner
Photo courtesy Donna Chevalier, June 2007 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Once the Headquarters
of the Leaday Ranch, Voss was named after the ranch's manager
who filled out the form to request a post office.
The same year
(1904) that Fisk was coming
into existence, Voss had two hotels, three stores besides the new
Post Office. You could also get a haircut and have your horse shod.
Today Voss has a sign announcing itself as Bob Turner's hometown
and indeed, when he's not in Austin, he's here.
The flag is flown and a restored Red and White Grocery Store gleams
with fresh paint. This proves that no town is too small to preserve
it's past or at least some part of it.
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The Red & White
Food Store in Voss
Photo courtesy Donna Chevalier, June 2007 |
1907 Coleman
County postal Map showing Voss
(SW of Coleman, NW of Whon)
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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