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Texas Ghost
Towns
GRAY MULE, TEXAS
Floyd
County, Texas Panhandle
On the Caprock Canyons State Park Nature Trail
Entrance 5 miles South of Quitaque
on FM 1065, then 2 miles west on FM 689
Population:
0
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"Unknown
Cowboy
First Grave
Approx. 1890"
Photo courtesy
David Higgins, 2005 |
Not
listed in the Handbook of Texas, Gray Mule and Edgin were suggested
for inclusion by David Higgins of Lubbock, Texas who also provided
the photos and the information below:
History in a Pecan Shell
"Gray Mule was a thriving community in the 1920's that included a
cotton gin, schoolhouse, blacksmith shop and even a baseball diamond.
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to find the only remnants of this community at the Edgin Cemetery,
which is shown on the historical marker (it says "Gray Mule cemetery"
but the actual name is Edgin cemetery). |
This nature trail
is part of an old railroad that stretched from South Plains, Texas
to Estelline, Texas and includes the "Clarity tunnel" that was constructed
/ carved out of a mountain in 1927. The tunnel is about 2.5 miles
southwest of the Gray Mule marker and measures about 1/8 mile in length.
It is now home to hundreds of Mexican free-tail bats (completely harmless).
We have visited the tunnel twice this year and were totally amazed
at how the railroad crews were able to build this huge tunnel......in
1927. It is still in very good condition.
The entrance to the nature trail is located 5 miles South of Quitaque
on FM 1065, then 2 miles west on FM 689."
- David Higgins of Lubbock, Texas, September 13, 2005
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