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History on
a Pinhead
No
19th Century history here. The town didn’t appear until 1939 – roughly the same
time as neighboring (2 Miles west) Allred, Texas.
Incorporation was in 1940.
Photographer's Note:
For a town with not
much history, it has a lot to see. West Texas, you know. -
Barclay
Gibson, March 2010
Denver
City Museum
505 North Avenue “C” in the former elementary school |
Shell Tank Battery #8 Fire, Sept. 1978
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, March 2010 |
Methodist Church Fire, Feb 7, 1993
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, March 2010 |
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Firemen's Prayer. "Notice how the Fireman's Prayer Mural has the first letter
of each line totally faded out." - Barclay
Gibson, March 2010 photo |
Denver City - "Home of the World's Largest CO2 Flood"
Photo courtesy
Barclay
Gibson, March 2010 |
1940s
Yoakum County map showing Denver City & Allred
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office | |
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