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Pumphrey

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FM 1677 via SH 153, about 10 mi NW of Winters, Winters, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 2' 20.88323000016", -100° 2' 19.0745099988"
 
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    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.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Pumphrey Historical Marker Location Map, Winters, Texas