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Cougar Cafe
sign
Photo courtesy Kat Copeland @ kat designs, April 2015 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Patricia isn't
very old as far as Texas
towns go. It only dates from 1923 when the town's name was changed
from Natalie. It's thought that the name was in honor of a
Patricia Hopkins who was a granddaughter of an owner of the Birge-Forbes
Land Company. The postal authorities necessitated the name change
to avoid confusion with Medina
County's Natalia.
The Birge-Forbes Land Company was way back East in Sherman,
Texas, but they held a huge tract of Dawson
County land. Matthew C. Lindsey was the company agent.
The Town's Namesakes
"In reading your info about Patricia, Texas I noticed that “no
one knew who Natalie was” and thought I would help out! My aunt, Natalie
(eldest daughter of Arthur and Hattie Hopkins), was the first namesake
of the city but, as you commented, there was a fear of confusion because
of the existence of “Natalia”.
Patricia, her younger sister, then got the honor. Patricia passed
away last year and we noted in her obituary that she had a West Texas
namesake!" - Sincerely, Jayne Joiner Grimes Granddaughter of
Arthur Hopkins, July 13, 2004 |
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Patricia, Texas
Update
"The current population
of the greater Patricia community is still hovering at 60. Two recent
additions to the business community are the Cougar Cafe and the recently
organized Poco Crudo Longhorn enterprise." - Patricia Resident, June
16, 2011 |
| Poco Crudo Longhorn
Brand |
The closed gin
store in 2016
Photo courtesy Kat Copeland @ kat designs, April 2016 |
"Cotton
trailers used for stripping cotton"
Photo courtesy Kat Copeland @ kat designs, February 2007 |
"Braceros
living quarters during cotton harvests in 40's and 50's"
- Photo courtesy Kat Copeland @ kat designs, February 2007 |
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Shop
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