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History
in a Pecan Shell
Formerly
called Booneville, after you-know-who supposedly visited the
area, the townfolk changed the name to Dike after finding out there
was already another Booneville
in Texas.
The first postmaster was Isaac Rhodes who was sworn in on October
23, 1890. Rhodes was appointed by President Benjamin Harrison. This
act might be regarded as a milestone in Harrison's rather lackluster
presidency.
It was Bud Sheppard who suggested the name of Dike - after Dike, Iowa.
Source: Little Towns of Texas, Jayroe Publishing, Jacksonville, Texas,
1981. |
1920s map showing
Dike in NE Hopkins
County
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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