Aledo, Texas, Parker County. (original) (raw)
History in a Pecan Shell
Formerly called Parker�s Station, Aledo was settled as a stop along the Texas & Pacific Railroad. It was named after a railroad executive�s suggestion since Aledo, Illinois had been his hometown. A post office was granted under that name in 1882.
By the mid 1880s the town had 150 residents and by 1915 there was a cotton gin, corn mill, and bank. The population grew to 400 by the early 1920s and they finally got around to incorporating in 1963.
Photographer's Note:
"Aledo appears to now be a nice little bedroom town for Fort Worth / Dallas." -
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