The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Settlers first arrived in the area around 1886. By 1887, a settlement was centered around a store and post office built by Bill Benedict. Originally known as Riley Springs, the community was renamed Goree after Robert D. Goree, a Confederate veteran and Knox County pioneer. Benedict's store was bought by J.W. McLendon in 1890; he moved it with its post office to a new site that became known as North Goree. A school was built near the relocated store in 1901. In 1904, North Goree was renamed Hefner.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Goree’s history is told.
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Nothing in Goree is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Goree has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is State Highway 16 Bridge at the Brazos River in Knox City, 16.2 miles away.
Goree and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.