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LAMESA, TEXAS

Dawson County Seat, Texas Panhandle
US 180 and 87
44 miles E of Seminole
60 miles S of Lubbock
45 miles N of Big Spring
60 miles N of Midland
Population: 9,952 (2000)

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Lamesa Landmarks and Photos
Dawson County Courthouse
Dawson County Courthouse Murals

Dal Paso Museum
Historic Dal-Paso Hotel
306 S. First Street
The Lamesa Lobos
Baseball in West Texas 1948 - 1950
Vintage photos

Lamesa History

"Lamesa... was platted in July 1903 by Frank Connor, J. J. Lindsey, J. F. Barron, and several others. A. L. Wasson, a member of the first town committee, impressed by the tabletop flatness of the surrounding terrain, offered La Mesa and Lamesa as possible names...." See Handbook of Texas Online
The Lamesa Chamber of Commerce
123 Main Street
Telephone: 806-872-2181
Lamesa wate rtower







Water tower in Lamesa

Photo courtesy Richard Berger, April 2004
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