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Dallam, Texas

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Ghost town in Texas, United States
Dallam, Texas
Ghost town
Dallam is located in TexasDallamDallamShow map of TexasDallam is located in the United StatesDallamDallamShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 30°25′13″N 96°12′59″W / 30.42028°N 96.21639°W / 30.42028; -96.21639
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazos
Elevation210 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code979
GNIS feature ID1379632

Dallam is a ghost town in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.

History

The area in what is known as Dallam today (not the county) was first settled in the 1900s. It was a station on the International and Great Northern Railroad. There were three prisons in the area, in which prisoners were subjected to hard labor. It continued to be listed on maps in the 1950s, but disappeared shortly after with no population recorded.

Geography

Dallam was located 16 mi (26 km) southeast of College Station in southern Brazos County.

Education

Today, Dallam is located within the Navasota Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dallam, Texas
  2. ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. (July 8, 2005). "Dallam, TX". tshaonline.org.
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