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History in
a Pecan Shell
Although no early
history is available, it is known that the town was alongside the
tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
Just after WWII,
Chamberlin had an estimated population of 50 people served by a single
store. It had no post office but mail was routed through Dalhart.
In the 1980s, the Rock Island Line was taken over by the St Louis
Southwestern Railway. Chamberlin had been abandoned sometime prior
to that. |
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Dallam
County 1920s map showing Chamberlin
(NE of Dalhart. Under "M"
in "DALLAM")
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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