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DICKENS, TEXAS

"Unofficial Wild Boar Capital of Texas"
Dickens County Seat, Texas Panhandle
At junction of Hwys 70 and 82
60 miles E of Lubbock
Population: 322 (1990) 332 (2000)

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Dickens County Jail and Sheriffs Office
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, May 2002

Dickens County was organized in 1891.
Highest population was in 1927 with 500 persons.

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Dickens Attractions

Dickens County Museum: 609 Mongomery Street.
Open Wednesdays 9 to 3:30 with an hour off for lunch.

Dickens County Spring Park: 72 acres of trails by the springs the park is named for. Open dawn to dusk.

White River Reservoir
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/infish/lakes/whiterv/lake_id.htm

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