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History in
a Pecan Shell
The name comes
from a ranch whose brand was a circle on the back of cattle.
From 1918 to 1954 the settlement a dozen or so houses and a six-grade
school. Naturally there was a store/ post office and a gas station.
In 1949 the community, reached it’s high water mark of about 100 people.
When the store burned around 1965 (See Forum)
it pretty much finished the town – since it was also the post office.
By 1980 the population was 49 and a few years later only the Baptist
minister and his family was left. |
Circle Back,
Texas
Grades 123 class photo
October 26, 1956:
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Photo
courtesy Lottie Doyle
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Photo
courtesy Lottie Doyle
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Circle Back,
Texas Forum
Subject: Circle
Back School 1956 Class Photo
I am attaching two photos of my second grade class at Circleback,
Texas. I think it points out a mistake in your history. I couldn’t
say for sure when the store burned, but I know it was still there
when we lived there. As you can see in the picture, The school was
still there in 1956. I think it closed that year.
My daddy worked for a man named Damron. I think his first name was
Clayton but not sure about that. There was a gin there at that time
owned by a mister Gage. I can’t remember his first name but I think
his son was named Raymond and his birthday was February 29. He was
12 years old and had only had 4 birthdays.
Mrs. Rollins taught the first 3 grades. Her husband taught the next
3 grades. My mother wrote the names and grade of the children on the
back of the picture. - Lottie Doyle, September 19, 2013
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