ector
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Ector
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of Texas Online ECTOR
Map
of the Area
Ector is located 6
miles west of Bonham
on State Hwy 85 and the Texas & Pacific Railroad. The first train ran
down
the Ector-area tracks
on July 4, 1872. D. F. LINTON
helped construct the
railroad and remained in the area.
He later owned a lumber
yard and grocery store.
Ector was established
in 1874 & was first called Victor.
But, then the residents
found out there was already a
town by that name in
Texas, so an early settler named
Hicks Owens suggested
that Victor be renamed to Ector
after his son, Ector
Owens.
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