DEWEY, TX
DEWEY, TEXAS. Dewey, on Farm Road 1749 twelve miles southeast of Montague in southeastern Montague County, was established in 1898 and named for Spanish-American war hero Adm. George Dewey. During the 1930s and 1940s the community reported a population of twenty-five and one business. In the 1990s Dewey served as a community center for area farmers and ranchers.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
John Clements, Flying the Colors: Texas, a Comprehensive Look at Texas Today, County by County (Dallas: Clements Research, 1984).
Citation
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.
Brian Hart, "DEWEY, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrd23), accessed May 20, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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