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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town was named for the Spanish word for oval -
after the oval-shaped valley which led to Buffalo
Gap. The site became a stopover for trail drivers and before them
- buffalo hunters.
The town got off to its modern start with the arrival of the The Abilene
and Southern Railroad nearby in 1909.
The railroad owned 50% of the town through its townsite company. Lots
were up for auction in 1909 and within a year the town was thriving
with over 40 businesses. The one-room Bald Eagle School served area
children until a new building was constructed in 1910. The school
was renamed Ovalo School but during the late 1940s it and other area
schools consolidated to become the South Taylor (County) school.
The 1920 population of 200 doubled by the start of the Great Depression.
In the late 1980s the population was the same as the 1920 Census of
200 - but with many fewer businesses and buildings. |
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