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Life in Deaf Smith County Tx 1892-1950
Dean Post Office in Texas was actually a cave.

Cave Turned Into Post Office

The Dean Post Office is located in Deaf Smith County, Texas in a caliche rock cave on the North bank of the Palo Duro Creek served as the local post office from 1892 to 1899. It is located near the site of an old Indian campground and reliable live water spring. Individual “boxes” were hand dug into the wall for the settlers in the area to come by and pick up their mail This location is near the site of an old Indian campground and reliable live water spring. The site made for a perfect resting point for horses and dependable water going from Amarillo area to Hereford.  . .  . for more like this please see Texas Cowboy History

Resources:

West Texas History & Memories (Face Book Group)

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People and Places

Famous People from Texas County by County

Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon)

Texas History by Category and Event

Postcards from the Panhandle (Facebook)

Article by Chris Gerald (Facebook)

Texas Cowboy History stories, photos, books, legends

Texas Cowboy HistoryHistory of Texas Cowboys

Books about Deaf Smith County People and Places

Books about Deaf Smith County TexasBooks about Deaf Smith County People and Places

Deaf Smith County Unclaimed EstatesDeaf Smith County Unclaimed Estates

These Deceased Residents of Deaf Smith County Left a total $39,418 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Know the Heirs? Let them know they can collect it from the Texas Comptroller's Office . . . See the list

 

What's your Favorite Book about a Texas County, Town, Person or Place? Here's our best reads list County by County

 

Mysterious TexasTrue Stories of Amazing People and Places in Texas
 Loneliest, Least Populated Counties in Texas
Texas Cowboy HistoryBooks about Texas People County by County
 
 

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