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History · Abbott

Abbott’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Abbott. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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Abbott was founded in 1871 as a stop for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and was named for Joseph "Jo" Abbott, who represented the area in the Texas House of Representatives at the time. Its population peaked at 713 in 1914 and has declined since. The city was incorporated in 1916.

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Abbott, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today5 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Abbott is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Abbott has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Grimes House in Hillsboro, 9.1 miles away.

Abbott and the nearest listed places

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Grimes HouseU.S. Post OfficeHillsboro Residential Historic DistrictSturgis National BankOld Rock SaloonFarmers National Bank

Closest to Abbott

Grimes HouseHillsboro · Building9.1miU.S. Post OfficeHillsboro · Building9.2miHillsboro Residential Historic DistrictHillsboro · District9.2miSturgis National BankHillsboro · Building9.3miOld Rock SaloonHillsboro · Building9.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Grimes House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Abbott?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Abbott’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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