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West
Texas Ghost Town PANDALE
, TEXASVal Verde
County, West Texas
FM 1024
53 miles NW of Comstock
50 miles SW of Ozona (via FM 2083 and
unpaved road)
2 miles from the Pecos
River
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Center / Schoolhouse in Pandale
Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone, August 2005 |
Pandale,
we're told, takes its name from its pan-like shape and it's location in a valley
(dale). There isn't as much in Pandale as there once was, but there's still more
here than there is for forty miles in any direction.
The Official State
Highway map shows Pandale as being on the end of FM 1024, which it is. However,
it can also be reached heading Southwest out of Ozona,
although the paved road ends at the Crockett County line.
Pandale had
a post office (occupying 6 different locations ) from 1909 until 1977. Their school
consolidated with the Comstock ISD in 1969 and their last business closed its
doors in 1973.
Today Pandale serves as a drop off point for canoeists
wanting to canoe
the Pecos. The name Pandale is also given to a particular type of arrowhead
or "point" that was originally discovered here. |
Nearby
Attractions
Langtry:
Welcome Station and Judge Roy Bean's Jersey Lily combination Courtroom and
Saloon.
Seminole
Canyon State Park:
20 miles East of Langtry - Hiking tours visit
4,000 year-old pictographs at Fate Bell Shelter - Wednesday through Sunday at
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. - 915- 292 - 4464
Pecos
River Bridge:
US 90 at Pecos River - Both sides of Hwy 90 offer rest
areas with stunning views of Pecos River South side has more more encompassing
view along with picnic tables.
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Pandale Texas
ForumSubject:
Pandale
My dear
mother, Lorene Earwood (Gilmore), spent her young years with her then husband,
Floyd Earwood on a ranch near Pandale, Texas. Their marriage would've been 1918-1927
She later lived with her Aunt Ida and Guenard Stephenson on another large ranch
near Pandale.
She told me many times of how a lady rode horseback across
the Pecos River Railroad Bridge to collect her mail!!!! I think that the time
frame [was] 1915-17.
I cannot imagine anyone in this era doing the same.
Do you or any of your readers have any information about this brave woman?
I am sure the Earwood Famil y(at least some of them) still live the Del
Rio, Uvalde
and maybe even Pandale area. I know the Stephenson family were prominent ranch
family and they lived in Sonora. Mother
and Mr. Earwood divorced in 1928-29 . Mother and Mr. Earwood had a five-year-old
son named Norman who was dragged to death on the Pandale ranch. He is buried in
Del Rio.
I wish I could tell you more. Mother repeated this story all
my life. I wish I had listened and ask more questions! - Thank You - Colleen
Gilmore Collier, October 31, 2005
Anyone wishing to share history or
photos of Pandale, Texas, please contact
us.
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