The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Welch was established in 1888 in the Cherokee Nation on land that D. B. Nigh leased from Frank Craig. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (Katy) had built a line through the area in 1871, and in 1891 it built a switch on Nigh's property, providing a shipping point for local hay and grain. The town that began to grow around the switch was named for a Katy railroad official, A. L. Welch. A post office was established in 1892. The town plat was approved in 1902, and the town incorporated in 1909. A newspaper called the Welch Watchman began publication in 1902, and continued in business, although later renamed as the Welch American, until the mid 1960s.
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Nothing in Welch is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Welch has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Narcissa D-X Gas Station in Narcissa, 10.6 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.