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History
in a Pecan Shell
The community was
located on what has evolved into FM 563 near present-day Oak Island.
The Glen post office opened in 1905 and closed in 1918.
The town suffered a major hurricane in 1915 followed by a severe freeze
the following year. Local farmers that managed to survive these two
calamities, were further hit by plunging prices for crops after the
end of WWI.
The site of the town was part of the Brown and Root shipyard in the
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1907 Chambers
County Postal Map showing Glen
(Below "M" in "C-H-A-M-B-E-R-S")
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
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