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History in
a Pecan Shell
The
town was settled on land that had been part of the huge XIT
Ranch. In 1910 or thereabouts several families bought small parcels
from the ranch. They built their homes within a ten-mile radius of
one another – pretty close by West
Texas standards. A Russian immigrant named Geo. Bippus donated
land for a school building and the town was named in his honor.
During the sweeping school consolidations across the state in the
late 1940s and early 1950s, the Bippus school was consolidated with
Walcott ISD. A community building was serving the needs of local residents
in the 1980s according to the Handbook of Texas. |
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Deaf
Smith County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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