The Crow Community - Crow, TX
N 32° 37.018 W 095° 18.784
15S E 282968 N 3611186
A Wood County Historical Commission sign off of a spur of FM 778, just north of US 80, provides some history of this quiet rural community, Crow, TX.
Waymark Code: WMW410
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2017
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The sign reads:
The Crow Community
When a railway station was built here in 1876, the community was called Graham. The community was renamed Crow when a post office was established. It was named for Wilson Crow, a local citizen who worked at a sawmill in the community. Two early families were the Jaco and Dunahoe families.
Crow had a number of stores during its early years. One store was owned by Jack Giles and another operated by Ed Dobbs and Henry Dunahoe. Later, a Mr. Meazles and B.H. Greer opened stores. B.H. Greer's Store was large and remained in operation for many years.
John K. Rucker was the first postmaster and Henry M. Dunahoe second. Crow's post office was the last small post office to close in the county.
Crow is said to have had the last operating saloon in Wood County.
Wood County Historical Commission
Group that erected the marker: Wood County Historical Commission
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
FM 778 and US 80
Crow, TX USA
75765
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