MYRTLE, TX
MYRTLE, TEXAS. Myrtle, originally known as Myrtle Turf, was two miles south of Houston in what became the Pierce Junction oilfield in southern Harris County. A Myrtle Turf post office operated from 1839 to 1843. The community reported a population of 153 in 1940, when it was on the International and Great Northern line. By the 1980s only scattered dwellings remained at the townsite.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.
Diana J. Kleiner, "MYRTLE, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvmbh), accessed May 22, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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