Swenson, Texas, Stonewall County. (original) (raw)

The abandoned bank in Swenson
Photo courtesy Dustin Martin, August 2017

History in a Pecan Shell

The town came into being in 1908, two years before the arrival of the Stamford and Northwestern Railway. The town's namesake was Swante M. Swenson, a Swedish rancher. By 1912, the town's post office had opened. The Swenson school, established in 1908, consolidated with Aspermont's ISD in 1945. In 1920 the population was 175. Swenson reached it's zenith in 1940 when 400 people called the place home.

The Church of Christ is the last of the town's three churches.

The post office has been closed for some 40 years.

Abandoned bank and stores in 2003
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone, 11-18-03

The stores now in ruins
Photo courtesy Dustin Martin, August 2017

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