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DINERO,
TEXAS
South
Texas Ghost Town
Live Oak County
Farm Road 534, 3 miles West of I-37
SE of George West
Population 35 (estimate 2000)
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Dinero
ruin
TE Photo, 2006 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Timeline of significant events in Dinero's History:
1846: First called
Barlow's Ferry after ferry operator E. Barlow
1858: Dinero's first school is opned.
1872: Name is changed to Dinero (Spanish for "money"). Legends of
lost Spanish silver mines may have suggested the name, but others
say it comes from the rich resources of the county.
1885: The population is twenty and the town receives a post office.
1892: Population reaches 70.
1914: The population, now numbering thirty, moves one mile west to
the rails of San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad.
1920s: Oil and gas discoveries prove disappointing and hopes of a
boomtown are dashed.
1943: Dinero's population stands at fifty.
1949: Dinero's segregated schools are merged with schools in George
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A
brand-new Texas flag flies over Dinero's sole business
TE Photo, 2006 |
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