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Pila Blanca Cemetery Tombstone
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, October 2010 |
History in
a Pecan ShellFounded
sometime prior to 1947, it may have had something to do with the (rather late)
oil boom in and around Freer.
Pila Blaca did have a school which has since merged with the Rosita
ISD. The town was dropped from maps around 1990 and its most noticeable trace
is the cemetery.
Pila
Blanca Today Photographer's
Note:
"Pila Blanca is just a spot on [my] map and my travel there revealed
a small community. There are but only a handful of buildings, some residences,
farm buildings and one whose purpose has been lost. The closest services are about
12-miles to the west at Freer.
Other than that, all there is to see are mesquite trees, and cactus. I’m sure
there are jackrabbits and rattlesnakes even though I didn’t see any and I didn’t
go hunting for them. It is a very quiet and secluded place, but is a home to
a number of people as indicated by the small, well-tended cemetery." - Gerald
Massey |
The road to Pila Blanca
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, October 2010 |
Pila Blanca Cemetery Scene
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, October 2010 |
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