Paschall
Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Robert A. and Molly Paschall settled in this area in 1876 and purchased 160 acres of land near Salt Creek in 1890. In 1902 the Paschall, Texas post office was established in their home which also housed the Paschall-Cottondale Telephone Company. The community of farm families which settled in the surrounding area built a one-room schoolhouse enamed Gravel Hill, and founded a Sabbath school, literary society and Farmers Alliance. The community declined in the early 20th century. The Paschall family has lived in the area for six generations. (1997)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Robert and Molly Paschall settled near Salt Creek in 1876 and by 1902 had turned their home into the hub of a small farming community — housing the Paschall post office and the Paschall-Cottondale Telephone Company. Neighbors built a one-room schoolhouse called Gravel Hill and organized a Sabbath school, literary society, and Farmers Alliance chapter. Though the community faded in the early 20th century, the Paschall family has worked the land for six generations.
Why it matters
Paschall illustrates how a single pioneer family's homestead could seed the institutions — school, post office, telephone line, farmers' cooperative — that bound rural America together.
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Related people
- · Robert A. Paschall
- · Molly Paschall
Related events
- · Farmers Alliance
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