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 Community of Pumphrey
N 32° 02.344 W 100° 02.328
14S E 401919 N 3545236
Texas Historical Marker at the corner of FM 1677 and CR 309 in Pumphrey, TX, which has settled down today as a quiet rural settlement. It provides a little bit of history.
Waymark Code: WM113AY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2019
Views: 4
Marker Number: 4137
Marker Text:
Founded about 1899. Named for Wm. M. Pumphrey (1849-1937), early settler. A deacon of the Baptist church, he would put his organ in a wagon on weekends and take it, his wife and 11 children to attend services in Wingate.
In 1900, as the settlement grew, a one-room frame school was built and named New Hope, to embody the aspirations of the citizens. The community came to have a post office (1901-1912), several stores and 2 churches.
It withstood tragedy in 1906 when 4 men were killed by lightning -- leaving more than 20 children orphans. (1969)
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