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History on
a Pinhead
The
name is said to be Spanish for a ceramic jar meant to hold water. The town, such
as it was, hardly developed beyond the railroad station that was originally built
by the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad when its line was extended from
Paisano about 1930. After the KCM&O became the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe,
Tinaja remained as a station. |
"This
pool was made by a natural spring."
Vintage photo courtesy Lola and Jean
Hall |
Tinaja
of the 1940s Tinaja,
Texas had a railroad water tank, many shade trees and very special, natural spring-fed
swimming pool. The bottom of the pool was a rock bottom. It even had a diving
board. Our good Daddy had made it long ago for his daughters. It had quite a few
trees in it, so our Daddy cleaned it out some and we got to enjoy it. What a wonderful
treat! The Santa Fe Railroad built a water tower there for the train engine to
water up to make the trip on down to Presidio.
From Life
on a West Texas Paint Train in the 1940s by the Hall Sisters |
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