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Dodd City
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Dodd City Train Depot
See links below
- Dodd
City is just east of Bonham
and
west of Windom
on
state highway 82.
Major Edmund Hall DODD and his wife,Elizabeth GARNETT moved from Kentucky
into the northeast Texas region now known as Dodd City in 1839. They built a
log cabin when they arrived in the Republic of Texas. The cabin was remodeled
in 1850, and again in 1900 when it was enlarged to become a two-storied structure. The Dodd home served as an inn for stagecoach customers and the Dodds ran the first
post office. The first post office was called Lick. Elizabeth Dodd was the postmistress and ran the stagecoach inn. The com - munity grew as other pioneers moved there. The region became known as Quincey around 1852, but the post office remained
Lick until the Civil War began. Quincey had two businesses in the 1850's - the Brown & Glover Saloon and the grocery store. In 1860, the widow of John Charters ORGAN
started a hotel. The Civil War greatly disrupted the growth of Quincey as young men went off to war and fewer settlers moved west to Texas. By 1870, the growth & prosperity seemed to have returned. The rail station built in 1872 was named Dodds inhonor of the first settlers. In 1873, Luke SMITH proposed the town's name be changed to Dodd City.
Dodd City was incorporated in 1879. Dr. O. H. CALDWELL served as the first
mayor of Dodd City. The railroad refused to name the station Dodd City and so the community had the distinction of having two names in contiguous use. The first
train came through in August of 1876. The last passenger train to go through Dodd
City ran July 6, 1950. Mr. GILL organized the first school in Dodd City in 1877.
James M. BIGGS joined the school staff in 1878 and later served as the Super- intendent. Frank D. STEWART donated the land for the Dodd City Cemetery east of town. The Baptist Church was established in 1873. In 1874, the Methodist Church
was founded. Rev. R. R. DUNLAP moved into Dodd City in 1879 and started the Presbyterian Church. I. D. BEASLEY donated land for the Christian Church (later
to become the Church of Christ) to be built in 1889.
- The Old County Jail SW of Dodd City
- Dodd City High School. Built in 1932.
- Map of Dodd City Area
on the Weeks'Website
Now torn down. on the Week's website
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