Poth, Texas, Wilson County. (original) (raw)

Hermann Son's Hall as church
TE photo, February 2006

History in a Pecan Shell

Established as Marcelina in 1886 as a switch on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad. It took a few years for businesses to get going, but in 1900 the first store opened and the following year a cotton gin was built by A.H. Poth. The name was then charged to Poth and a depot was built in 1906.

By 1914 the population was 250 and the town had most essential businesses including a lumberyard and furniture store. By 1920 it had increased to 300 residents. After WWII the population had doubled to 600 and by the mid-1960s it had reached 1,119.

Although businesses have declined from 35 in 1965 to 13 in 1990, the population has continued to increase - a rarity for small town Texas.

Poth Depot
TE photo, February 2006

Painting of the former Poth Depot by Jacinto Guevara 2007
Copyright Jacinto Guevara

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