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City of Crandall

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Crandall, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 37' 36.824664", -96° 27' 21.414348"
 
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    Named for The Rev. C. F. Crandall (1827-1906), Methodist minister who came here from Indiana, 1877, and bought 1800 acres of land. When Texas Trunk Line Railroad built east from Dallas in 1880, he gave bonus for rail service and was first postmaster when post office was created in 1881. Baptists, Disciples of Christ, and Methodists built churches. Townsite plat was recorded in 1889. The city school system was established in 1901. By the early 1900s, town had a lumber yard, several stores, 3 physicians, 3 banks. It remains a center for agriculture and recreation. Incise on back: Crandall Garden Club, 1971

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

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