OLMOS
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NAME: Olmos COUNTY: Guadalupe ROADS: 2WD GRID: 5 CLIMATE: Mild winter hot summers BEST TIME TO VISIT: All year long |
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I dont believe there has ever been a census taken but theres not to many off of ih-10 take 123 bypass to stockdale till you see a sign to the right fm 467 8 miles there is only one building in the whole town REMAINS: Some state historical markers around the area |
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Rumor has it that during the civil war it was a safe haven for runaway slaves but the neatest thing was in the town of lavernia 7 miles away was a confederate officers training ground and all these escaped slaves hid right under their noses until the war ended Submitted by: Robert dienert Update: A POST OFFICE WAS IN OPERATION FROM 1879-1905 AND THERE WAS A CENSUS DONE IN 1884 IT HAD A POPULATION OF 25 INADDTION AT THE TURN OF THE CENTRY IT HAD 4 COTTON GINS AND ONE FLOUR MILL |
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