Barbarossa, Texas, aka Barbarosa, Texas. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell
The name was probably after Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa by German settlers who arrived after the Civil War. A post office operated for a few months under that name in 1900. In 1933 the population was a mere 30 persons but by 1941 it had increased to 75.
Barbarosa Air Field was an auxiliary field during WWII
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