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History in
a Pecan Shell
Originally
named Blanche, after Blanche McAdams, the town had a post office
operating under that name in 1894. A wealthy man from Massachusetts
arrived and romance fled. Blanche was forgotten and (perhaps to curry
favor) Alfred Ogden, became the town's namesake.
In early 1917 the post office was moved to nearby Swearingen.
Although the 1915 population was a respectable 300 people, without
a railroad (or even a highway), Ogden faced a bleak future. The Ogden
school merged with the Paducah school
in 1936 and by 1940 the population had fallen to a mere 20 people. |
Cottle
County 1907 postal map showing Blanche
(NE of Paducah)
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Cottle
County 1920s map showing Ogden
(NE of Paducah)
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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