Weldon, Texas. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

Although the source of the town's name has been forgotten, Weldon appeared sometime just after the Civil War. By 1869 a post office had been granted and the town went about establishing a school, churches and businesses.

Weldon received a shot in the arm with the arrival of the Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railroad in the late 1880s and soon became a lumber shipping center. By the mid 1880s Weldon had most essential businesses to serve its 159 citizens.

The Progressive Era was kind to Weldon and from the 1910s to the 1920s the town prospered. It entered the Great Depression with a population estimated at 200 although no figures are available until 1950 when the population was a mere 80.

Weldon Photo Gallery:
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Weldon baseball team, schoolhouse, church & bank.

Weldon Today

Weldon closed schoolhouse
Photo courtesy Dustin Martin, April 2018

Weldon Old Photos

Weldon Baseball Team photo

Tom Talbert was actually Tom Tolbert, my great-grandfather's brother. He was killed in the war (not sure which one) and is buried in the Weldon cemetery. My mother was born in this city. Thanks, - Paula Woodard-Knox, May 28, 2008

Weldon School, burned down in the fall of 1928 or 1929
Photo courtesy Marty Cash
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The old Methodist Church in Weldon
Photo courtesy Marty Cash
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First Guaranty State Bank
Photo courtesy Marty Cash

Bank Interior
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