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A brand-new Texas
flag flies over Dinero's sole business
TE Photo, 2006 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Timeline of significant
events in Dinero's History:
1846: First called Barlow's Ferry after ferry operator E. Barlow
1858: Dinero's first school is opned.
1872: Name is changed to Dinero (Spanish for "money"). Legends of
lost Spanish silver mines may have suggested the name, but others
say it comes from the rich resources of the county.
1885: The population is twenty and the town receives a post office.
1892: Population reaches 70.
1914: The population, now numbering thirty, moves one mile west to
the rails of San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad.
1920s: Oil and gas discoveries prove disappointing and hopes of a
boomtown are dashed.
1943: Dinero's population stands at fifty.
1949: Dinero's segregated schools are merged with schools in George
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Dinero ruin
TE Photo, 2006 |
Live
Oak County 1940s map showing Dinero
on the railroad
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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