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History · Howardwick

Howardwick’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Howardwick is a city in Donley County, Texas, United States. Its population was 370 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 402 to 370 (-8%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Howardwick yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Howardwick

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Mac ThornberryMac ThornberryClarendon · 7 miJack English HightowerJack English HightowerMemphis · 30 miLarry CombestLarry CombestMemphis · 30 miSGScott M. GrundyMemphis · 30 miGSGeorge W. Stocking, Sr.Clarendon · 7 miCharles H. RoanCharles H. RoanClaude · 26 mi
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Howardwick, 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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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Howardwick is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Howardwick has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Martin-Lowe House in Clarendon, 6.8 miles away.

Howardwick and the nearest listed places

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Martin-Lowe HouseDonley County Courthouse and JailClarendon Motor Company BuildingCharles and Mary Ann (Molly) Goodnight Ranch HouseJ A RanchMcLean Commercial Historic District

Closest to Howardwick

Martin-Lowe HouseClarendon · Building6.8miDonley County Courthouse and JailClarendon · Building6.8miClarendon Motor Company BuildingClarendon · Building6.8miCharles and Mary Ann (Molly) Goodnight Ranch HouseClaude · Queen Anne15.6miJ A RanchClarendon · District21.9mi

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. Martin-Lowe House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Howardwick?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Howardwick’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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📜 Clarendon📜 Groom📜 Hedley📜 McLean
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