Pleasant Glade, Van Zandt County, Texas Explained

Pleasant Glade

Settlement Type:

Ghost town

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Texas

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Location in Texas

Coordinates:

32.3915°N -95.9739°W

Subdivision Type:

Country

Subdivision Name:

United States

Subdivision Type1:

State

Subdivision Name1:

Texas

Subdivision Type2:

County

Subdivision Name2:

Van Zandt County, Texas|Van Zandt]]}}

Pleasant Glade, originally Needmore, is a ghost town in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.

History

Originally known as Needmore, Pleasant Glade began as a farming community, and had a country store named Phalba. A school was built in 1909, replacing an 1890 schoolhouse, and consolidated with the Canton Independent School District in 1950. Two tornados damaged the community—one in 1924, the other in 1927. Most residents moved during World War II, and the town was a ranching community by the 1990s.^{[1] [2]}

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Association . Texas State Historical . Pleasant Glade, TX (Van Zandt County) . 2024-08-16 . Texas State Historical Association . en.
2. Book: Manning, Wentworth . Some History of Van Zandt County . 1919 . Homestead Company . en.