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History in
a Pecan Shell
Early settler Darius
Ciriaque Rachal was the town's namesake when it was known as Rachal
Station. With the arrival of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad,
Rachal Station was renamed after a section foreman on the railroad.
The community became a full station on the line by 1890.
Ames population in 1930 was a mere twenty-five Amesites and nothing
of note is reported (by our source Handbook of Texas) until
the town incorporated in 1972.
In the mid 1970s, Ames had 350 people which grew to 1,155 by 1980.
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