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STREET CARS. 1912 Amarillo, Texas Electric Street Cars. The population of Amarillo, Texas, was 9,957 in 1910. LUBBOCK. SWASTIKA, TEXAS ~ Texas Ghost Town Hale County, Texas Panhandle I-27/ US 87 5 Miles S of Hale Center
18 Miles S of Plainview the county seat About 8 Miles E of Cotton Center Population: 0. History in a Pecan Shell
Swastika, perhaps due to the name’s association with the Nazis, has been removed from even the most detailed county maps. It first appeared on the General Land Office 1920s map of Hale County and remained for both the 1930 Highway map and the 1940 state county map. It thereafter disappeared, with not so much as a cemetery shown for the town’s presence. The Swastika, one of the most widely used symbols of good luck, has wide-ranging religious significance as wel The name is from the Sanskrit and it has appeared on inscriptions, carvings, jewelry and at least one vegetariar barbeque sauce can. It was a talisman for early aviators and Charles Lindbergh had it painted on the Spirit of St Louis. Texas Guinan’s boyfriend used it as a logo on the doors of his fleet of taxis in 1920s NYC and it even appeared on a unit patch for the U.S. Army’s 45th Infantr Division. First train into Lubbock, Texas 1909 was a different type of train.... Orphan Train ~ SAME TRAIN #384 ~ Between 1854 and 1929 “orphan trains” ran from the East coast to cities throughout the western portion of the United States. over 250,000 children were transported through out the land WEST of the Mississippi River. Repopulate, work the fields and factories in the empty cities and rural wasteland. First Train Rolls into Lubbock Texas in 1909 one of many orphan trains carrying an endless supply “orphaned” children 1854-1929. Lubbock Texas 1909 population 1,200 8% of the population was from the 1909 #384 Orphan. LUBBOCK POPULATION 1930-23,349. By 1920 Lubbock Texas population was over 20,000 residents up from 1,200 in 1909 when the first Orphan Train stopped in Lubbock Texas the first time. Know you know why 99% of us don’t know our ancestry,our lineage,our birthrights past the 19th Century."
Join us on a journey through the forgotten history of Texas ghost towns and orphan trains. From the early 20th century, learn how these trains repo...
