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Narcisso, Texas

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While the Quanna, Acme and Pacific Railroad would establish several facilities at the town – including a cottom platform, frame depot, tool shed, and section foreman's house – the Narcisso Townsite Company was unable to sell any of the other lots that had been created for business or residential
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Narcisso turned out to be a disappointment for its boosters and, by 1940, was entirely abandoned. As of the 1980s, it ceased to appear on maps.
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In the early 20th century, the Narcisso Townsite Company was established for the purpose of establishing a town west of
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purposes and land in the area was eventually marketed in acre parcels for agriculture.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Narcisso, Texas
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Ghost town
Narcisso is located in Texas
34°00′01″N 100°28′24″W / 34.00028°N 100.47333°W / 34.00028; -100.47333
Texas
Cottle County
Time zone
UTC– 6:00
CST
DST
UTC– 5:00
CDT
ghost town
Cottle County
Paducah, Texas
Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway



"Town Building on a Texas Short Line: The Quanah, Acme & Pacific Railway 1909–1929"
"Narcisso, TX"
Texas State Historical Association
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Narcisso, Texas
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Cottle County, Texas
County seat
Paducah
Town
Paducah

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