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DUBLIN,
TEXAS
Erath County, North
Central Texas
US 67, US377, & State Hwy 6
12 miles S of Stephenville
45 miles NE of Brownwood
72 miles SW of Fort Worth
Population 3,754(2000) 3,190(1990)
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Dublin AttractionsDr Pepper Bottling Co. Museum - 221 S. Patrick
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The
McDow Hole by Bob Hopkins
"The story of the McDow ghost became very popular by the
end of the 19th century ... many people would come to the water hole
hoping to get a glimpse of the specter."
"...The Hickey family would witness such strange events in
and around the McDow water hole on Green’s Creek, south of Dublin
in Erath County, for the next three decades. These and many more ghostly
happenings have been recorded over the last 135 years at McDow Hole,
the first being recorded after the murder of a young mother and her
baby about 1865. ..." more |
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Dublin
water tower
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey |
Dublin,
Texas History
"Dublin ...
was founded in 1854 by A. H. Dobkins and named in 1860, probably for
the warning cry at Indian raids, "Double In," for the capital of Ireland,
or for the double-log cabins used by early settlers. Growth increased
in 1874 as Dublin acquired stagecoach service and a post office. In
1881 the Texas Central Railroad was built through to Mount Airy, a
few miles from Dublin. J. D. Bishop laid out a townsite on the line
four miles south of Mount Airy, which drew residents from old to new
Dublin..." From Handbook of Texas Online:
www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/DD/hgd7.html
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Dublin
downtown rest area
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey |
Dublin,
Texas Forum
Subject:
Dublin and Stephenville
I lived in Stephenville during my highschool years, 1959 through
1963, during which time I met my lifetime-long friend, Kay (McCarty)
Rowe. Her father ran the little cafe right next to the Dr. Pepper
Bottling Company; "Buster" McCarty was Kay's dad. I found out (gossip)
that she had dated my boyfriend, Fred, and driving the 14 miles
to Dublin "on the warpath" I was certainly going to find her. I
did meet-up with Kay at the local drive-in restaurant and proceeded
to beat her up. Can you imagine two little 13 and 14 year-old girls
fighting it out on Highway 377 over some little boy? I was so notorious
in those days, even landing in the old Stephenville Jail overnight.
However, Kay and I became such close friends and kept in touch until
she was laid to rest in Dublin in the late 90's. I miss Kay's friendship,
and have such great memories of those days in Stephenville and Dublin.
We burned up the highways and dirt roads all over Erath County.
- Carol Suzanne Ramsey, Class of '63 (although I did not graduate
from HS, I did go on to obtain several degrees at TCU), October
02, 2005
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