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Dull, Texas

Coordinates: 28°26′42″N 98°55′52″W / 28.44500°N 98.93111°W / 28.44500; -98.93111
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Dull, Texas
Dull is located in Texas
Dull
Dull
Dull is located in the United States
Dull
Dull
Coordinates: 28°26′42″N 98°55′52″W / 28.44500°N 98.93111°W / 28.44500; -98.93111
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLa Salle
Elevation348 ft (106 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1378235[1]

Dull is a populated place in La Salle County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

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Brothers James and Andrew Dull owned a large ranch in La Salle County in the late 1800s.[2] Tracts of the ranch were sold when it closed in 1901, and the community of Dull—named after the ranch—was established in 1912 on one of those tracts.[3][4]

The settlement was located along the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad. A post office—established in 1913—changed its name to "Nettaville" in 1915, and closed in 1919.[3][4]

During the 1940s, oil from a nearby well was loaded onto tank cars at Dull and then shipped by rail.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dull
  2. ^ Carson, David (July 20, 2015). "The Old San Antonio Road in East La Salle County". Texascounties.net.
  3. ^ a b "Dull, Texas". Texasescapes.com. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Leffler, John (June 12, 2010). "Dull, Tx". Handbook of Texas Online.
  5. ^ La Salle County. Arcadia. 2010. p. 8. ISBN 9780738579382.