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Images of America Series
Arcadia Publishing
March 2011
On Sale: March 14, 2011
128 pages
ISBN: 0738579467
EAN: 9780738579467
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Non-Fiction
In the late 1800s, pioneers settled in the northeast Texas
region of Cross Timbers known as Double Springs. In 1875,
Isaac Roberts, a farmer who owned more than 600 acres, left
a parcel of his land to A. G. Roberts, who then sold the
right-of-way to the Texas and Pacific Railway for $25. A new
town was formed, and in 1882, it was named Keller in honor
of the railroad foreman who was instrumental in making the
area a regular stop along the railroad. With the railroad
bringing new visitors and residents, a post office was
created in 1888, and new businesses started forming. The
Works Progress Administration provided jobs for many Keller
residents during the Great Depression, and the results of
those projects shaped the way the city looks today. As of
2010, Old Town Keller was undergoing a new phase of
revitalization while maintaining its connection to the hardy
pioneers that once called Keller home.
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