Fisher County, Texas - Hamlin, Texas, Roby, Texas, Rotan, Texas, Sylvester, Texas, Roby and Northern Railroad, McCaulley, Texas (Paperback)

Chapters: Hamlin, Texas, Roby, Texas, Rotan, Texas, Sylvester, Texas, Roby and Northern Railroad, Mccaulley, Texas, Sweetwater Independent School District, Big Country Electric Cooperative, Hermleigh Independent School District, Roscoe Independent School District, Hamlin Independent School District, Roby Consolidated Independent School District, North Roby, Texas, Rotan Independent School District, Trent Independent School District. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 48. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Roby, Texas - In 1885, shortly after Fisher County was organized, a dispute arose between business partners from Mississippi and a town called Fisher. Both wanted their land to host the courthouse. The partners were M.L. and D.C. Roby, and the town of Fisher is now called North Roby. In 1886, construction was begun on the new courthouse and a school and post office opened. The community had thirteen houses by that summer. In 1890 the population was estimated to be 300 people and the town had a hotel, two general stores, Baptist and Methodist churches, a restaurant and a weekly newspaper, the Fisher County Call. Roby had no jail until 1892, when one was constructed out of stone. A new jail was built in 1926 out of brick, and is still in use as of 2008. It has had three different courthouses during its existence, unlike many Texas county seats which have preserved and restored original courthouses. The most recent courthouse was built in 1972, and is strikingly modern in comparison to those found in many Texas counties. In 1898 the first bank was chartered and the Roby school district was formed. The area covered by the school district grew slowly over the years as it absorbed rural schools in the vicinity. By 1900 the population had grown to 712 residents. By 1914 it had Baptist, Meth...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=135875