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DALE,
TEXASCaldwell
County, Central Texas S
FM 1854
7 miles NE of Lockhart
16 miles SW of Bastrop
Population:
126 (2000)
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Dale
Texas School
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2006 |
History in a Pecan
Shell
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad arrived in 1880 and
the town's post office was granted that same year. Within five years Dale had
a population of 75. The town had three stores, a gristmill and cotton gin. By
1914 Dale had a population of 250 and 15 businesses but this declined to 200 throughout
the Great Depression. Dale reached its population zenith in 1947 with 275 residents. |
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courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2006 |
US
Post Office in Dale
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2006 |
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courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2006 | |
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