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History in
a Pecan Shell
Originally the
community was named Talulah after the area’s first teacher
(1888) Talulah Collier. A post office was granted in 1896 and two
years later the town was renamed by the railroad
(the Fort Worth and Denver City) to honor Dan Carey, the railroad’s
building foreman.
Carey managed to make it through the Great Depression intact, despite
its small size. Reportedly 25 families lived here in 1940. The 1980
census showed 57 residents served by a lone store and the post office.
Both the 1990 and 2000 census counted 60 citizens. |
Photographer's
note:
As of 04/23/2022. This old structure no longer exists. I think this
makes the last of the old towns buildings, the church is still there,
although it is a new building; constructed after a fire burned the
original down. From what I have been told, this used to be a bait
and tackle / local convenience store. - Myles
Barfield Photography |
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