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Texas Historical Commission marker for Shive, Texas
Located at SH 221 and CR 510
Erected 1970.

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Shive
In area settled in 1870s. Some
of the earliest settlers were
Connells, McKinleys, Nettletons,
and Roddys. First school, Union
Hill, opened in 1883; A. S. Andrews,
J. H. Clark, L. C. Slonekar, trustees.

Post office, established Jan.
18, 1884. was in the first store,
owned by J. W. and R. L. Shive (with
R. L. as postmaster). In 1885 came
the first German settlers: Louis
Bethke, August Kelm, Albert Kunkel,
Paul Neeses, Joe Schwartz. Others
followed, giving town new traits
of culture and economy. By 1908
Shive had 4 churches, a school,
4 stores, 2 blacksmiths, a hotel,
a gin, a barber, and 2 doctors.

(1970)
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