Dodge

Settlers were in the Dodge area long before the railroad. A county history lists William H. Palmer there in 1825, William H. Barker from Louisiana in 1830, and John Carothers, who received a league of land from the Mexican government in 1834. The 1872 depot was Dodge Station, and the name was shortened to Dodge when the post office opened in 1881. Accounts differ on the right-of-way. Texas Escapes credits William Parmer, son of Martin Parmer, where the marker names W. J. Johnson.

What the plaque says

Dodge The town of Dodge was established in 1872, when the Houston and Great Northern Railroad built a line through this area. W. J. Johnson gave land for the railroad right-of-way with the stipulation that a station be built at the new settlement. The town was platted along the tracks, with streets named for early pioneers. Dodge soon had a school, two churches, a Masonic lodge, a bank, a cotton gin, and several stores. After 1900 a rail line from an Oakhurst sawmill was built to transport lumber to the main line at Dodge for shipment. (1972)

Where it stands

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