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History in
a Pecan Shell
Nickel, also sometimes spelled Nickle
had a post office in 1886.
In 1890 the population was 25 persons with a gin, a gristmill and
mail from Gonzales
three times a week. In 1896 Nickelodeans got their mail daily.
The town only had 10 people during the Great Depression and the last
time they had population figures (1948), there were 25 people listed
on the census.
Rand McNally maps still show Nickel as a community and so do the detailed
Gonzales County
maps. Today Nickel consists of the picturesque old store and whatever
population is there is dispersed. |
The
Man from Nickel: Leslie Jones Askey
by Murray Montgomery
Many years have come and gone since Leslie Jones Askey was born near
Old Moulton, in Gonzales County, Texas – over 97 of them, to be exact.......
He comes back to Nickel every now and then just to see how things
have changed. Recalling his memories of the old store, Les is still
upset about someone chopping down a huge live oak tree that was standing
out front. That happened many years ago but he can’t understand why
anyone would take down such a beautiful tree. “People around here
should have never let them cut that tree down,” he said. “It wasn’t
bothering anybody.” ....
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