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Life in Floyd County Texas 1800 - 1950
West Side of Square in Floydada Texas 1890

West Side of Square Floydada Texas 1890's

West side of square in Floyd City Texas (Floydada) showing pedestrians in front of the Hardware store, Floyd City Dry Goods, drug store and more. I'm dating this photo as 1890's because when the first post office was opened in 1890, the town's name was changed to Floydada to prevent confusion with Floyd in Hunt County. Some claim the new name was meant to be Floydalia and was garbled in transmission to Washington; others say it was a combination of the county name and that of donor James Price's mother, Ada; still another version is that it was named for Caroline Price's parents, Floyd and Ada . . .

 

Resources:

West Texas History & Memories

Floyd County (Texas) Community

Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon)

Amazing People from Texas County by County

Vintage Texas Photos (eBay)

Floydada Ex-Student's Association (Facebook)

Post Cards From The Panhandle

Early Life in Floyd County Tx
Famous People from Floyd County TexasMore Famous People from Floyd County Texas

Books about Floyd County People and Places

Books about Floyd County TexasBooks about Floyd County Texas

 

What's your Favorite Book about a Texas County, Town, Person or Place? Here's our best reads list County by County

 

Mysterious TexasTrue Stories of Amazing People and Places in Texcas
 Loneliest, Least Populated Counties in Texas
Texas Cowboy HistoryBooks about Texas People County by County

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