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History on
a Pinhead
Settled in 1908
by the M. L. Stiles family of Iowa, the community got its name after
the “big square” two-story houses that the Stiles’ family favored.
Other families joined the Stiles and by 1910 the community was granted
a post office. It remained open through 1920.
The first schoolhouse was replaced by a brick building in 1920 and
in turn, that was replaced in 1939. In 1945, Big Square's school was
consolidated with those in Dimmitt
and Spring Lake. |
1920s Castro
County Map showing Big Square
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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