HANSON, TX
HANSON, TEXAS. Hanson is on the Southern Pacific line and U.S. Highway 84, three miles west of Joaquin in northeastern Shelby County. It was founded about 1905 and named for a local family. At one time it was a switch station on the railroad. In 1946 Hanson had a store and a few residences. Although the name was not labeled, the 1988 county highway map showed two businesses at the site.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.
D. R. Taylor, "HANSON, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvh17), accessed May 22, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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