Dumas

by George, Louise Carroll

• ISBN13: 9780738570617
• ISBN10: 0738570613
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-11
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

In 1891, Louis P. Dumas heard about cheap land in the Texas Panhandle. He left his successful enterprises in Sherman and chose a section of grassland in Moore County to build a town.” He had not bargained for the harsh elements that came with the territory, though. Within five years he abandoned his town, as did most of the other residents. Dumas was a ghost town three times in its first 10 years, but gradually, a quiet village developed. Oil and gas discovered in the 1920s brought about growth and continues to support the economy. Phil Baxter, who wrote the song Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas,” spoke of the friendliness and spirit of the people he met there in 1927. Today those qualities endure in the people of Dumas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
The Texas Panhandle	p. 9
The First 10 Years	p. 21
A Farming and Ranching Village	p. 29
Boom and Bust	p. 51
Busy Years	p. 69
The Last 60 Years	p. 95
Community	p. 111
Preserving Our Heritage	p. 119
Bibliography	p. 127
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