History in a Pecan Shell As a boomtown, Oklahoma was among the
biggest. As a boomtown, Tulsa, Texas was a dud. Although there
was a sizeable discovery of oil in the region in1926, only a few
buildings were built here and absolutely no infrastructure. A
post office opened in 1927, but closed two years later. The
building was moved to Wink. Tulsa reported a population of 25 in
1933 when the town had one lone business – a store. The store
closed after WWII and the few remaining people moved on. The
most far-reaching accomplishment of Tulsa was depriving another
Texas town of using the name. The would-be Tulsa was in Bee
County and founded by an Oklahoma native. Post authorities still
considered the Tulsa name to be in use in Winkler County, so
they asked for a resubmitted name. Tulsita, Texas was born, and
although it never delveloped a population over 50, it’s still a
living town Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic,
endangered and vanishing Texas, asks that anyone wishing to
share their local history,