Editing Nash, Texas (section)

===Growth period===
Originally, the town of Nash was first called "T. C. Junction" or sometimes Texarkana Junction for its location on the transcontinental division of the [[Texas and Pacific Railway]], which officially was entitled from its construction days as the Trans-Continental Division. The first railroad track was built from [[Marshall, Texas|Marshall]] eastward to T.C. Junction in 1873. The official origin date of the town is unknown, but records indicate Nash began sometime between 1873 and the late 1880s.<ref>Malone, R.A. (August 25, 1965), "Letter to Mrs. W Y Musgrove," Missouri Pacific Railroad Company; The Texas and Pacific Railway Company. Texas Historical Commission Archives</ref>

In 1884, the town was renamed "Park", after Dr. John N. Parker, who received a grant for a post office. He was the first postmaster. Dr. Parker changed the name of the town to "Park" because the government would not accept such a long name as Trans-Continental Junction; therefore, he used his own name dropping the "er". In 1906, the town was renamed again to "Nash", in honor of Martin Manny Nash, the Division Superintendent for the Texas & Pacific Railroad Company.<ref>Patman, Wright (1968), " A History of Post Offices and Communities", ''First Congressional District of Texas.'' p.11. Texas Historical Commission files</ref>

The first school started in 1885, in a single room by Dr. K. M. Kelley, located on the corner of Dodd and Elm streets.<ref>Grffin, L. H.; Blocker, Hugh (April 12, 1937), "Know Bowie County Schools", ''Texarkana Gazette''</ref> In 1890, the town had a store, a pharmacy, two mills, a cotton gin, and 100 inhabitants. In 1894, the town was struck by a cyclone that destroyed one-third of the town, demolishing the first school, the [[Methodist church]], the [[Baptist Church]], several dwellings, and killing two people.<ref name=patent/>

The town of Nash has two cemeteries. The oldest one, referred to as the Handley or Blocker Cemetery, dates back to 1876. This cemetery is the burial place of two Confederate soldiers of the [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] "army:" T.P. Wagnon, Pvt Co. E. Ragsdale Battn. Cav., and James Bentley, Co. B. 41st Alabama Regiment, who was with [[Robert E. Lee]] when he [[Battle of Appomattox Court House|surrendered]].<ref>Booth, AB.(1920) ''Records of Louisiana Confederate soldiers and Louisiana Confederate Commands.'' p.955. Texas Historical Commission files</ref>  The Nash Cemetery, the second oldest cemetery, is the burial place of the following Confederate soldiers: Joshua R. Brower, A.J. Herrington, Ruben L. Redden, George R. Robinson, George W. Simpson, William G. Blocker, Pvt Co. G. Third Regiment Alabama, and John King.<ref>"Notes on file with Texas Historical Commission verifying soldiers..."</ref>

During the 1950s, the town was incorporated and began to grow again. In 1980, many Nash residents were employed either in Texarkana or at one of two nearby military installations: [[Red River Army Depot]] and [[Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant]], located a few miles west of the town. The population was 2,169 in 2000.<ref name=patent/>