Dime Box, Texas

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Dime Box, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Dime Box
Location in Texas
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Dime Box
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 30°21′24″N96°49′21″W / 30.35667°N 96.82250°W / 30.35667; -96.82250 Coordinates: 30°21′24″N96°49′21″W / 30.35667°N 96.82250°W / 30.35667; -96.82250
Country United States
State Texas
County Lee
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1334366

Dime Box is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Texas, United States. The Dime Box Independent School District serves area students and home to the Dime Box High School Longhorns. It is named after what is now called Old Dime Box, Texas.

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History

In 1913, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a line three miles southeast of the original location of Dime Box. Most of the residents and businesses moved to a site near the tracks. From that point onward, the original settlement became known as Old Dime Box and the new community was referred to as Dime Box.[ citation needed ]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers; generally mild to cool winters; and precipitation evenly distributed throughout the year. The Köppen climate classification describes the weather as humid subtropical. [1]

In fiction

Dime Box was cast as the capital of the Second Republic of Texas in Howard Waldrop's book Texas-Israeli War: 1999 . [2]

Dime Box was visited by author William Least Heat-Moon as described in his book Blue Highways . Heat-Moon got a haircut from local barber Claud Tyler. [3]

Texas songwriter and musician Max Stalling recorded a song set in Dime Box, Texas.

The town gets a mention in the song "Northeast Texas Women" by Willis Alan Ramsey.

Season four, episode 9 of Walker, Texas Ranger featured Dime Box.

Dime Box is the setting for the 1973 movie Kid Blue starring Dennis Hopper.

The town is mentioned in a song by Jimmy Buffett.

Dime Box is the setting for several scenes in "The Return" and "The Eskimo Slugger", books from Brad Boney's "Austin Trilogy".

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References

  1. ↑ Climate Summary for Dime Box, Texas
  2. ↑ ISBN   978-0-345-27736-7. Texas-Israeli War: 1999 Del Rey (October 12, 1978)
  3. ↑ "News & Advice".



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