History · Fowlerton

Fowlerton’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Fowlerton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Fowlerton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.

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The story

How Fowlerton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Fowlerton.

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Fowlerton was called Leach when it was founded. The Leach post office was established in 1895, and was renamed Fowlerton in 1902. Fowlerton was a booming town with multiple stores, bars, and this small town even had its own locomotive station; at least up until the Great Flood of 1913, which wiped out the entire town and left buildings, homes, and debris deep under water.

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By decade

Fowlerton, decade by decade

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Then & now

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Famous people

Famous people close to Fowlerton

Nobody well known was born in Fowlerton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James DeanAmerican actor · b. 1931

Jim DavisAmerican cartoonist · b. 1945

Zach RandolphAmerican basketball player · b. 1981

Bill GaitherAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1936

Thaddeus ShidelerAmerican hurdler · b. 1883

Mary Jane WardAmerican writer · b. 1905

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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