Glidden, Texas

Glidden, Texas

Glidden is an unincorporated populated place in Colorado County, Texas, United States. It lies just north of Interstate 10, and 3 miles to the east of Columbus.

History

Located at the main line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, the town site was originally established by the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway in 1885. [ [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/GG/hng15.html TSHA Online - Texas State Historical Association ] ] The post office was opened three years later, and the town served as a major railroad maintenance facility stop between Houston and El Paso. The community flourished during the Spanish-American War and the two world wars. Shortly after, the railroad movement from steam engines to those operating with diesel and electric rendered most of the railroad maintenance shops in Glidden obsolete. [ [http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsSouth/Glidden-Texas.htm Glidden, Texas ] ] This caused the population to decrease to 150 residents by the late 1940’s.

Between January 1911 and April 1912, a series of ax murders occurred in both Texas and Louisiana, claiming 49 victims. Glidden is just one of the numerous towns that this type of homicide took place. It is believed that all victims died at the hands of an unidentified killer (or killers) during the reign of terror. In Glidden, a woman with her four children and a male guest were all murdred in their sleep in March 1912. [ [http://www.geocities.com/verbal_plainfield/coldcases/axmurders.html Unsolved Serial Killings; Louisiana And Texas ] ] There were several individuals suspected in the crimes in the different locations, but charges were dropped against all of them for lack of evidence. The murder cases remain unsolved.

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