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BLUFF
DALE, TEXASErath
County, North Central Texas
Highway 377 at the N Paluxy River
13 miles
NE of Stephenville
16
miles SW of Granbury
Population:
300 (1990) |
| | Bluff
Dale Bridge
County Road 149 at the Paluxy River
Photos & research
by Jim & Lou Kinsey |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was settled around artesian springs and was originally called Bluff
Spring. The name change occurred with the granting of a post office in 1877.
Land owner Jack Glenn donated land to the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway
when it built through the county in 1889.
The town reached its population
zenith in 1936 when 680 persons called Bluff Dale home.
The population
declined to 500 by 1940 and went as low as 123 by 1980.
The decline has
reversed and the 1990 population was over 300.
See Taking
the Waters in Texas
Springs,
Spas and Fountains of Youth by Janet Mace Valenza | |
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