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Palmer History in a Pecan Shell

Palmer was named after Dr. D.S. Palmer, an important shareholder in the Houston and Texas Central Railroad. The railroad arrived in 1872 and a post office branch opened two years later.

The population in 1885 was 250 people. That year Palmer had two gins and two gristmills as well as a hotel and the other essential businesses for a thriving town.

Palmer incorporated in 1890 and by 1896 the weekly Palmer Times was being published. The Palmer Press Brick Company built a manufacturing plant in 1902 and bricks impressed with the name still surface from time to time - or are found in the brick sidewalks of collectors. Just prior to the First World War, there were 750 residents and the Times was replaced by the Rustler.

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