The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Forsan's development as a community dates back to the 1920s, when oil was discovered in the area. Oil companies began leasing local land and production from the first oil well began on November 9, 1925. On May 28, 1928, a town site on the ranch of Clayton Stewart was placed on the market. An office was set up and lots were sold at twenty-five dollars each. By December 1928, the growing community was known as Forsan. The name was derived from the fact that four paying oil sands were believed to be present in the area. Drillers would later discover that there were actually at least five sands present. A school and several businesses opened soon after. On March 5, 1929, Forsan's post office began operating. A true oil boomtown, Forsan's population had already reached 350 by 1931. The Great Depression's impact on Forsan was less significant than in other rural Texas towns. The population g…
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Nothing in Forsan is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Forsan has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Big Spring Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring, 10.4 miles away.
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