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"Downtown"
McAdoo taken from the south edge of the main street in town looking
North.
Photo circa 1950 courtesy Neal Crausbay
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Settlement began
with the selling off of school lands in 1907. In early 1915 a post
office was established and was given the name McAdoo, after Woodrow
Wilson's son-in-law who was also Secretary of the Treasury. There
are many post office cornerstones today bearing Mr. McAdoo's name
from when he served as Treasury Secretary.
That same year (1915) the Prairie View School was moved to McAdoo
and saw service as a meeting place for three churches as well as its
intended purpose.
McAdoo became a shipping point, but fires in 1925 and 1929 curtailed
growth. In 1925 the population was only 20. By 1939 the population
had swelled to 250, where it remained for many years. In the mid 1960s
there were an estimated 150 people which increased to 169 by the mid-1970s.
It has slowly decreased to an estimated 100 for the 2000 census. |
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McAdoo, Texas
Forum
My dad was 6 years
old when his mom died. He remembers a man named Jesse Collins from
McAdoo who came to live with his Dad, Popa, and siblings to help take
care of the children while Popa worked to keep food on the table.
Jesse stayed for a year or two and the way I understand it is Jesse
went back to McAdoo to live with a blind sister who had taught school
at McAdoo before she became blind. Is there anyone in McAdoo that
can help me identify or find Jesse Collins? I will appreciate any
help anyone can give me. Sincerely, Pat Sellers, December 15, 2005
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