Henry's Magnolia Mobilgas Mobiloil Gas Station [Photograph]
Handwritten on back, “My Newest Station at Barry Highway #22.”
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Henry's Magnolia Mobilgas Mobiloil Gas Station [Photograph]Description
Circa 1920's snapshot of Henry’s Magnolia Station on State Highway 22 in Barry, Texas.Context
Barry is on State Highway 22 and the St. Louis Southwestern Railway ten miles northwest of Corsicana in northwestern Navarro County. It derived its name from Bryan T. Barry of Corsicana and Dallas, the original owner of at least 300 acres of land sold to early area settlers at the site. This photograph of Henry's Magnolia Mobilgas Mobiloil Gas Station was taken some time between 1914, when the community had 400 residents and numerous businesses, including two banks, a blacksmith shop, a cafe, a hotel, a gin, general stores, and a newspaper, the weekly News and 1939, when Barry had 350 residents and seven businesses.Category
Oil & Gas Industry
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