Clyde, TX - Population 3713
N 32° 24.610 W 099° 31.555
14S E 450547 N 3586023
Clyde, TX, population 3713 as of this posting. This sign is located on the south side of FM 18, at the western city limit.
Waymark Code: WM118MV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2019
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A 1980 Texas Historical Marker here in town provides some history:
Settlers began moving to this area when the Texas and Pacific Railroad completed its line in December 1880. Many located near the commissary of railroad crew foreman Robert Clyde, for whom the town is named. A post office was established in 1881. The schoolhouse was used for church meetings and local court proceedings. A sign on the water tower in 1920 proclaimed Clyde "The California of Texas" because of its fertile soil and shallow water table. On three separate occasions, in 1895, 1938, and 1950, destructive tornadoes have hit the community.
Address: FM 18, western city limit
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