Pecan Point, Texas
Trading post and ghost town in Texas, US
Trading Post and ghost town in Texas and Oklahoma, United States
33°44′20″N 94°47′20″W / 33.73877300°N 94.78886900°W / 33.73877300; -94.78886900Pecan Point is a trading post and ghost town along the Red River of the South, in both McCurtain County, Oklahoma and Red River County, Texas, United States.
History
Previously inhabited by the Natchitoches people, the first settlers were fugitives who arrived in summer 1811. The fugitives abandoned the site by War of 1812 veterans Alex and George Wetmore established the trading post. Another post was later established by William Mabbitt. Settlers Charles Burkham, Claiborne Wright and Walter Pool, and five Indian traders and twelve families settled between 1816 and 1818.[1][2]
In 1825, Pecan Point's land was bought by Jacob Black, who sold it to Robert Hamilton in January 1835. He used the land to establish Pecan Point Plantation, which was destroyed by the changing river course.[3]
References
- ^ "Pecan Point | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Oklahoma Historical Society | OHS. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Pecan Point, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Pecan Point Plantation". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
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Municipalities and communities of McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Idabel
- Broken Bow
- Idabel
communities
- America
- Slim
- Miller Court House
- Pecan Point
‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties
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