Beaver Dam, Texas
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Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Bowie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrb16|title=Beaver Dam, TX|last=Harper, Jr.|first=Cecil|date=2010-06-12|website=tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=2017-12-02}}
On April 2–3, 1982, an F3 tornado swept through the community, destroying five homes.{{cite book |last=Grazulis |first=Thomas P. |title=Significant Tornadoes, 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events |year=1993 |publisher=Environmental Films |location=St. Johnsbury, Vermont |isbn=1-879362-03-1}}{{cite journal |ref={{harvid|Storm Data|1982}} |author=National Weather Service |title=Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena |journal=Storm Data |date=April 1982 |volume=24 |issue=4 |publisher=National Climatic Data Center |location=Asheville, North Carolina}}
Geography
Beaver Dam is located {{convert|14|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of DeKalb in the northeastern part of the county. It is also located {{convert|22|mi|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Clarksville, {{convert|19|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of New Boston, and {{convert|45|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of Texarkana, just off Texas State Highway 59 and the intersection of two rural roads.{{cite web | url = http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Beaver-Dam-Texas.htm | title = Beaver Dam, Texas | work = | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date = | accessdate = 2022-08-29}}
Education
Beaver Dam is served by the DeKalb Independent School District.
References
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{{Bowie County, Texas}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Bowie County, Texas
Category:Unincorporated communities in Texas
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