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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town had been
known as Turkey Creek and was once a part of Dawson County.
The first settler was Celeste Pingenot from Castroville
who opened a stagecoach depot. Pingenot named his business “The Wallace
Inn” after his friend - Texas Ranger “Bigfoot”
Wallace, who was carrying mail on the San
Antonio to El
Paso route. Bigfoot,
Texas would later be named after Wallace.
The most historically
significant events in the town history of Cline, Texas:
1878:
Post office opens and Turkey Creek becomes Wallace with Pingenot
as postmaster.
1880: August Cline came to town and worked for Pingenot., learning
the duties of postmaster.
1881: The Texas and New Orleans Railroad came through the area.
1882: the population rises to 75 people.
1883 Cline became postmaster and changed the name of the post
office to Cline, Texas.
1920s and 30s: The Uvalde Rock Asphalt Paving Company
was active enough to have the railroad run a spur from Cline to the
mines at Blewett and Dabney
– about 16 and 20 miles away, respectively.
1927: The population reaches 250
1946: The population drops to only 50
1952: The post office was discontinued
Today Cline is not shown on the maps, even detailed county maps. There
is an estimated population of 10 and several structures (the Pingenot
House is one). |
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