By 1880, the town had grown to include three cotton gins, a hotel, several grocery stores, a newspaper, a drug store, a blacksmith, a carpenter shop, a saddle and boot shop, a sawmill, a livery stable, several churches, a Masonic Lodge and a school.

A stage line made regular stops there and delivered mail 2-3 times per week.

Pioneers such as Lytle, Jones, Calk, and McDonnell rest in peace there, as well as many veterans of Indian warfare, the Civil War, and both World Wars, including a number of area residents who died during a tuberculosis outbreak that occurred in the 1800s.

[8][9][10] Curricula included basic foundation courses plus accounting, law, music, and surveying.

[12] In 1909, the Masons relocated to nearby Lytle, and the school grew to encompass the entire building.