Electra
is a city in Wichita County, Texas. The population was 2,791 at the 2010
census.
Daniel
Waggoner started a ranch in present-day Electra in 1852. Around 30 years
later, the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway was built. In 1885, Waggoner’s
son, William Thomas Waggoner, successfully lobbied railroad executives to
build a railroad station at the site. By this time, the Waggoner ranch
covered a half-million acres. Until this time, the town was called Waggoner,
but following the building of the station and a post office in 1889, it was
dubbed Beaver Switch, after the nearby Beaver Creek. The opening of 56,000 acres
of land north of the railroad station brought more farmers to the area. The
town was renamed again in 1907, this time after the Waggoner’s daughter,
Electra Waggoner.
Electra
Waggoner was born on January 6, 1882 near Decatur, Texas. She had two
brothers; E. Paul Waggoner and Guy Waggoner.
E.
Paul Waggoner had two sons and a daughter. His daughter was born on November
8, 1912 and she was named after her aunt, Electra Waggoner.
Electra
(born 1912) ultimately became a well-known sculptor. A large collection of
her work is featured at the Red River Valley Museum in Vernon, Texas.
Electra
(born 1912) also has the distinction of having both a plane, the Lockheed
L-188 Electra turboprop, and a car, the Buick Electra, named after her, the
latter by her brother-in-law, Harlow H. Curtice, former president of Buick and
later president of General Motors.
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| 1960 BUICK ELECTRA 225 CONVERTIBLE |
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| AN L-188A ELECTRA OF PACIFIC SOUTHWEST AIRLINES |
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