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History in
a Pecan Shell
The
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad arrived in 1880 and the town's
post office was granted that same year. Within five years Dale had
a population of 75. The town had three stores, a gristmill and cotton
gin. By 1914 Dale had a population of 250 and 15 businesses but this
declined to 200 throughout the Great Depression. Dale reached its
population zenith in 1947 with 275 residents.
(*Population as shown in TXDoT
Official Travel Map, "best available estimate from the Texas
State Data Center at UT, San Antonio") |
Dale Volunteer
Fire Department
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, August 2006 |
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