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Black plaque № 25280

Blessing, TX, United States

Black plaque № 25280

Blessing Library Association. In the first years of the 20th century, Jonathan Pierce filed a deed with the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad (Southern Pacific) to lay out a town along the rail line at the junction of two major roads. He named the community Blessing, and a second rail com

pany soon built additional tracks through town. In 1912, concerned about the educational and cultural needs of the community, local women established the Blessing Library Association. Edna Woodruff se

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