Dime Box, Texas

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.

Not to be confused with Old Dime Box, Texas.
Dime Box
Unincorporated community
Dime Box Heritage Society Museum
Dime Box
Location within the state of Texas
Dime Box
Dime Box (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°21′24″N 96°49′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLee
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1334366

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.

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, Cfa.[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 a 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.

References
  1. Climate Summary for Dime Box, Texas
  2. ISBN 978-0-345-27736-7. Del Rey (October 12, 1978)
  3. http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/11/21/151918/25/travel/Photographer+Retraces+William+Least+Heat-Moon's+Blue+Highways



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