Narcisso, Texas, Cottle County ghost town. (original) (raw)

History on a Pinhead

The town is said to have been named after a horse, but there�s no one around today who can answer the burning questions of �Why?� and �Whose horse?�

When the Quanah, Acme and Pacific railroad came through Cottle County, Narcisso received a station. This was in the early years of the 1910s.

In 1919 the Swenson Land and Cattle Company donated land for a school and although it was built, it didn�t last. By 1940, the town and the horse it was named after were history.

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Cottle County 1920s map showing Narcisso
(SW of Paducah)
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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