Elm Community - Irving, TX
N 32° 51.161 W 096° 57.015
14S E 691813 N 3636818
An Irving Centennial Marker stands on the grounds of the Woodhaven Presbyterian Church, noting the past presence of the Elm community, now part of Irving, TX.
Waymark Code: WMRX9F
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2016
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The sign is near the church parking lot, facing south, and it says:
Settlers arrived in this area, which came to be known as the Elm Community, during the 1850s. Nicholas Farine, one of the first settlers, emigrated from France as a member of the La Reunion Colony located southwest of Dallas. The colony failed in the late 1850s, and the Farine family moved here in 1859. Other pioneer families in the region were the Tolers, Metkers, and Storys.
Farming was the primary occupation. Local farmers raised cotton, corn, hay, fruits, and vegetables. In the 20th century, the Charles O'Connor family operated a large dairy here.
In 1899, John Finley Mills, a local farmer and merchant, opened the area's first post office, which he called Finley. The post office served the approximately seventy-five families in Elm and vicinity until it was discontinued in 1902.
Residents built a one-room schoolhouse in the community in the early 1880s. The Elm school, which offered grades 1 through 7, operated until 1948, when the Irving Independent School District took it over.
The Elm community succumbed to urban growth as the City of Irving annexed the farming area during the 1950s and 1960s. Today, local street names serve as reminders of the early families of Elm.
Group that erected the marker: Irving Heritage Society
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3640 N O'Connor Rd
Irving, TX USA
75062
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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