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History in
a Pecan Shell
Spanish
for "spark," Chispa was born with the arrival of the railroad in 1882.
The town had a post office from 1896 to 1900.
A railroad spur from the main line at Chispa connected to a coal mine
near the Rio Grande.
According to The Handbook of Texas, a railroad section house,
two houses, and an abandoned railroad tunnel remained at the site
in 1949. By the 1970s Chispa was a stop on the railroad and nothing
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Jeff
Davis County 1920s Map showing Chispa &
Chispa Mountain
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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