Beaver Dam is an
unincorporated community
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in
Bowie County, in the
U.S. state of
Texas
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.
According to the
Handbook of Texas
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History
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, the community had a population of 55 in 2000. It is located within the
Texarkana metropolitan area.
History
Beaver Dam was named after a large
beaver dam at a nearby creek. The predominantly black community did not have a post office, but it did have a business and 10 residents in 1933. The population increased to 25 in the 1940s and 1950s. By the 1980s, Beaver Dam had a church, cemetery, and scattered houses. In 2000, the population was 55.
On April 2–3, 1982, an F3 tornado swept through the community, destroying five homes.
Geography
Beaver Dam is located northwest of
DeKalb in the northeastern part of the county.
It is also located northeast of
Clarksville, northwest of
New Boston, and west of
Texarkana, just off
Texas State Highway 59
State Highway 59 (SH 59) is a state highway that runs from Jacksboro to St. Jo in Texas.
History
The original SH 59 was designated on August 21, 1923, between Palacios and Midfield
Midfield is the part of a sports field that lies approxim ...
and the intersection of two rural roads.
Education
Beaver Dam is served by the
DeKalb Independent School District.
References
Unincorporated communities in Bowie County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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