Throckmorton, Texas. (original) (raw)

Throckmorton Bridge.
Photo courtesy TXDoT

History in Pecan Shell

The county was organized in 1879, with Willliamsburg, 6 miles north of Throckmorton, as the county seat. Throckmorton became the county seat in 1890

As late as 1890 the town only had 124 residents and although it doubled in population from 1910 to 1920, it wasn�t until the mid 1930s when it reached 1,135. The 1950 Census reported 1,319 residents which declined to 1,105 for 1970.

Throckmorton remains the center of all county activities and commerce.

1939 Photo courtesy TXDoT

Throckmorton Presbyterian Church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

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