Carpenter, Texas

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Carpenter is a small unincorporated community in western Wilson County, Texas, United States. [1] It lies between the towns of La Vernia and St. Hedwig on Farm to Market Road 1346. The community is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. [1]

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Carpenter was named for a local land owner when founded in 1893 as a stop on the San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad. [1] In the early 1900s, the community had a cotton gin, general store and post office, with Joseph Winkler as the postmaster, but the post office was discontinued in 1928. [1] The town steadily declined after the rail line was closed and today only a small cluster of homes remain. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Handbook of Texas Online, Claudia Hazlewood, "CARPENTER, TX," accessed May 15, 2020, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrc26.

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