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MESQUITE, TEXAS

Texas Ghost Town
Borden County, Panhandle / West Texas
FM 1054
7 miles S of the Lynn County Line
16 miles NW of Gail
55 miles N of Big Spring

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History in a Pecan Shell

Texas' "other" Mesquite hasn't been overburdened with mistaken identity for the Mesquite in Dallas County. The school pictured above came into being circa 1905 and closed in 1952.

The Handbook of Texas makes a rather broad understatement when it states that "Mesquite is located in a relatively isolated area apart from major highways." It may come as a surprise to many people that Borden County has a second city.
Mesquite, Texas old schoolhouse
The old schoolhouse at Mesquite
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone
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Dear TE, In your information about Mesquite, the school didn't close until 1952. My home place is across the road from the school and I went to school there through 1952 when they closed all the little schools in Borden County and we all went to school in Gail. The last teachers there were Mr. and Mrs. Bass. Can't remember his first name, but their sons names were George and Roger. I have many fond memories of good times there. Some of the kids that went to school there, still live in the community. Thanks very much. Nancy Telchik Edwards, Mesquite, Texas (Borden County), June 19, 2009

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