Fasken is a ghost town in east central Andrews County, Texas, United States. A ghost town is a Town or City that has been abandoned usually because the economic activity that supported it has failed or due to natural or human-caused Andrews County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000 the population is 13004 Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It rose and fell within the first half of the 20th century.
History
Founded in 1917 by the Midland Farms Company, it was originally part of a speculation enterprise. Speculation, in a financial context is making an investment that increases the overall risk in a portfolio David Fasken, a lawyer and businessman from Toronto, Canada had purchased the 227,000 acre "C" Ranch in the hope of dividing this large cattle ranch into farm properties. To make the farms more attractive he had the Midland and Northwestern Railway built out to the properties and the town founded on the rail line. It was hoped that a large number of settlers would move there. Soon Fasken had a depot, a store, hotel, barbershop, school and a zoo. Many of the town's lots did sell but few of the purchasers ever took up residence in Fasken. Heavy rains destroyed much of the railroad track in 1923 and the rail line had to be abandoned. Fasken declined rapidly and became a ghost town by the early 1930s. A ghost town is a Town or City that has been abandoned usually because the economic activity that supported it has failed or due to natural or human-caused [1]
References
- ^ Davis, Charles G. Fasken, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, University of Texas at Austin.
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