Dull, Texas

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Dull, Texas
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Dull
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Dull
Coordinates: 28°26′42″N98°55′52″W / 28.44500°N 98.93111°W / 28.44500; -98.93111
Country United States
State Texas
County La Salle
Elevation
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348 ft (106 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1378235 [1]


Dull is a populated place in La Salle County, Texas, United States. [1]

History

Brothers James and Andrew Dull owned a large ranch in La Salle County in the late 1800s. [2] Tracts of the ranch were sold when it closed in 1901, and the community of Dull—named after the ranch—was established in 1912 on one of those tracts. [3] [4]

The settlement was located along the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad. A post office—established in 1913—changed its name to "Nettaville" in 1915, and closed in 1919. [3] [4]

During the 1940s, oil from a nearby well was loaded onto tank cars at Dull and then shipped by rail. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dull
  2. ↑ Carson, David (July 20, 2015). "The Old San Antonio Road in East La Salle County". Texascounties.net.
  3. 1 2 "Dull, Texas". Texasescapes.com. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Leffler, John (June 12, 2010). "Dull, Tx". Handbook of Texas Online.
  5. ↑ La Salle County. Arcadia. 2010. p. 8. ISBN   9780738579382.
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