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Boise Texas circa
1934
Photo courtesy Library of Congress |
History in
a Pecan Shell
The Handbook
of Texas' info on Boise can be contained in a single sentence.
Our paraphrasing extended it to two.
Once on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Boise received
its mail (which couldn't have been too much) through Adrian.
As a shipping point, it rated a depot which was said to have been
in use sometime in the 80's when the Rock Island discontinued Panhandle
service.
More information on what remains of Boise:
"The town of Boise is no more, or never was I guess. By my odometer
it sits 24 miles west of Vega
Texas along I-40. The old town site is approximately 1 mile south
of the Interstate on the present now Bridwell Ranch West. The only
thing that will key you to its location is an orange overhead sign
that says "Bridwell Ranch West." This is a private ranch, therefore
private property. I drove right up to the old railroad bed where the
tracks used to lay. From this point you can look east and west and
see where the tracks used to run. Just due west of this point about
150 feet is what appears to be the concrete foundation that the depot
once sat on. Other than that, there really isn't much left to see
here." - Randy Johnson, April 21, 2005 |
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