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The area now known as
Castro County was once occupied by Apaches, who were forced out of
the region by Comanches around 1720. The Comanches ruled the
Panhandle-Plains area until they were defeated by the United States
Army in the Red River War
of 1874. The Indians were confined to reservations in Indian
Territory during 1875 and 1876. Buffalo hunters arrived in the
region in 1876 and by the early 1880s had eliminated the last
remnants of the formerly huge herds. The Texas legislature
established Castro County in 1876. Castro County is named for Henri Castro, who was consul general
to France for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas.
Its county seat is Dimmitt |
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Between 1890 and 1900
Castro County slowly developed but remained a sparsely populated
stock-farming and ranching region. Some settlers arrived in the
nineties to claim land for agricultural or commercial uses.
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On March 4, 1890, the
Bedford Town and Land Development Company was formed in Grayson
County with H. G. Bedford as president. On May 27, the company,
eager to establish a county seat for Castro County, bought a section
of land near the center of the county, dug a well, built a water
tower, and platted a town. The new town was called Dimmitt because
of the close bond between H. G. Bedford and the Rev. W. C. Dimmitt,
a partner in the venture. |
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Cities and towns
Dimmitt
Hart
Nazareth
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