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History · Megargel

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

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The story

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Megargel was established as a result of the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad extending services to Jacksboro and Seymour. The town was established in 1910. The community developed multiple businesses within three months because the purchasers of land who established businesses 60 days after acquiring their lots received discounts as an incentive to do so.

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Larry McMurtryLarry McMurtryArcher City · 20 miRex BrownRex BrownGraham · 32 miOBOwen J. BaggettGraham · 32 miBob LillyBob LillyOlney · 12 miKLKathy LamkinGraham · 32 miTRTom ReamyWoodson · 31 mi
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Megargel, 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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Today3 photos
St.MaryoftheAssumption2 (1 of 1)CommonsSt.MaryoftheAssumption2 (1 of 1)2016Megargel02 old shopsCommonsMegargel02 old shops2009TXMap-doton-MegargelCommonsTXMap-doton-Megargel2004
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Megargel is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Megargel has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Archer County Courthouse and Jail in Archer City, 20.1 miles away.

Megargel and the nearest listed places

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Archer County Courthouse and JailState Highway 120 Bridge at the Brazos RiverThrockmorton County Courthouse and Jail

Closest to Megargel

Archer County Courthouse and JailArcher City · Romanesque Revival · Built 189120.1miState Highway 120 Bridge at the Brazos RiverNewcastle · Structure21.7miThrockmorton County Courthouse and JailThrockmorton · Building23.8mi

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. Archer County Courthouse and Jail’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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Stories next door

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📜 Olney📜 Archer City📜 Newcastle📜 Seymour

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