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(The following information is provided by the late Lyda White.)
In July, 1881, I. W. Wood gave the people of northeast Tarrant County 40 acres along Big Bear Creek to establish a townsite. The land lay beside the right-of-way of the Texas & Pacific Railroad. The original name of the community was Athol, but was changed to honor Railroad Superintendent John Keller.
With the railroad came new families and businesses to Keller. In March of 1882, the federal government made the town of Keller official by appointing Charles C. Neace as its first postmaster. Neace ran the first post office from his home.
Keller's water supply was originally limited to home cisterns, which caught rain water and a public well, located on Vine Street. In 1906, a new well was drilled on Main Street and remained in service until 1960. Electricity came to Keller in the early 1880's, followed by a telephone system which was privately owned until 1966.
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