The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bledsoe was founded in 1925 as the terminus of the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway, and named for Samuel T. Bledsoe, the line's president. The town gained its original prosperity through its function as a cattle-shipping station, and reached its greatest population of 400 in 1930. The Great Depression had dire effect on the community and throughout the remainder of the 20th century the population continued to dwindle; the last recorded figure put the 1990 population at 125.
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Nothing in Bledsoe is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bledsoe has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Davis Mercantile in Dora, 18.6 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.