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'Elizabethtown, Texas', once known as 'Bugtown', is a ghost town located about fifteen miles southwest of Denton, Texas in Denton County. The town derived its original name from the adjacent Elizabeth Creek.
The town site was located in the southwest corner of Shamblen Survey. Its first residents, members of the Peters Colony arrived circa 1850. Elizabethtown served a supply station in 1852, mostly for cowboys driving their herds to Kansas. The town founders, the Harmonsons, constructed a church, homes, a business, and a school. At its height the school had 25 students. In 1859 the town had six saloons, a hotel and a post office, a staple of all true towns. According to residents of nearby Justin, Texas, Elizabethtown was once known as Bugtown because one night bugs had swarmed in on a church camp meeting and arrived in such great numbers that it caused the preaching to be stopped.
During the American Civil War the frontier in and west of Denton County remained undefended against Indian raids, many families moved east during this time period. Later, though, many did return. As the town grew it gained four general stores, another hotel and a livery stable, along with Baptist and Methodist churches, and a Masonic lodge that operated from 1873 to 1876.[1]
★ George Harper: doctor and postmaster
★ M.H. Smith: blacksmith
★ Newton Chance: blacksmith
★ Amos Bullard: blacksmith
★ Sewell Brown: merchant
★ James Snyder: wagonmaker
★ Robert Wright: carpenter..[1]
The last Denton County taxroll that Elizabethtown appears on is the 1880 roll. The Texas and Pacific Railway, which was built in 1881 from Fort Worth through Denton County, bypassed Elizabethtown by just two miles. Due to this many residents moved two miles to the east to the newly established town of Roanoke, along with their businesses, churches and the Masonic lodge. The only remains of the first town in southwest Denton County are in the form of the Elizabeth Cemetery, which is still in use today.[1]
The town is located by the Elizabeth Creek.
The former town was located near Interstate 35 at State Highway 114.
1. Elizabethtown, Texas: Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin
2. Elizabethtown, Texas: Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin
3. Elizabethtown, Texas: Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin
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★ Texas handbook
★ Ghost towns
| Contents |
| History |
| Prominent residents |
| Decline |
| Geography |
| Notes |
| External links |
History
The town site was located in the southwest corner of Shamblen Survey. Its first residents, members of the Peters Colony arrived circa 1850. Elizabethtown served a supply station in 1852, mostly for cowboys driving their herds to Kansas. The town founders, the Harmonsons, constructed a church, homes, a business, and a school. At its height the school had 25 students. In 1859 the town had six saloons, a hotel and a post office, a staple of all true towns. According to residents of nearby Justin, Texas, Elizabethtown was once known as Bugtown because one night bugs had swarmed in on a church camp meeting and arrived in such great numbers that it caused the preaching to be stopped.
During the American Civil War the frontier in and west of Denton County remained undefended against Indian raids, many families moved east during this time period. Later, though, many did return. As the town grew it gained four general stores, another hotel and a livery stable, along with Baptist and Methodist churches, and a Masonic lodge that operated from 1873 to 1876.[1]
Prominent residents
★ George Harper: doctor and postmaster
★ M.H. Smith: blacksmith
★ Newton Chance: blacksmith
★ Amos Bullard: blacksmith
★ Sewell Brown: merchant
★ James Snyder: wagonmaker
★ Robert Wright: carpenter..[1]
Decline
The last Denton County taxroll that Elizabethtown appears on is the 1880 roll. The Texas and Pacific Railway, which was built in 1881 from Fort Worth through Denton County, bypassed Elizabethtown by just two miles. Due to this many residents moved two miles to the east to the newly established town of Roanoke, along with their businesses, churches and the Masonic lodge. The only remains of the first town in southwest Denton County are in the form of the Elizabeth Cemetery, which is still in use today.[1]
Geography
The town is located by the Elizabeth Creek.
The former town was located near Interstate 35 at State Highway 114.
Notes
1. Elizabethtown, Texas: Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin
2. Elizabethtown, Texas: Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin
3. Elizabethtown, Texas: Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin
External links
★
★ Texas handbook
★ Ghost towns
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