| 词条 | Dime Box, Texas |
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|name = Dime Box |official_name = |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Dime box heritage society museum 2014.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Dime Box Heritage Society Museum |image_flag = |image_seal = ||pushpin_map = Texas#USA |pushpin_image=Relief map of Texas.png |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Texas |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = |map_caption = Location within Lee county |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Texas |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Lee |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |population_as_of = 2000 |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = |coordinates = {{coord|30|21|24|N|96|49|21|W|type:city_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP codes |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1334366 |website = |footnotes = }} Dime Box is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Texas, United States. The Dime Box Independent School District serves area students and home to the Dime Box High School Longhorns. It is named after what is now called Old Dime Box, Texas. HistoryIn 1913, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a line three miles southeast of the original location of Dime Box. Most of the residents and businesses moved to a site near the tracks. From that point onward, the original settlement became known as Old Dime Box and the new community was referred to as Dime Box.{{Citation needed|reason=Need historical reference|date=January 2017}} ClimateThe climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers; generally mild to cool winters; and precipitation evenly distributed throughout the year. The Köppen Climate System describes the weather as humid subtropical, and uses the abbreviation Cfa.[1] In fictionDime Box was cast as the capital of the Second Republic of Texas in Howard Waldrop's book Texas-Israeli War: 1999.[2] In popular cultureDime Box was visited by author William Least Heat-Moon as described in his book Blue Highways. Heat-Moon got a haircut from a local barber, Claud Tyler.[3] Texas songwriter and musician Max Stalling recorded a song set in Dime Box, Texas. The town gets a mention in the song "Northeast Texas Women" by Willis Alan Ramsey. Season 4, Episode 9 of Walker, Texas Ranger featured Dime Box. Dime Box is the setting for the 1973 movie "Kid Blue" starring Dennis Hopper. References1. ^Climate Summary for Dime Box, Texas {{Lee County, Texas}}2. ^{{ISBN|978-0-345-27736-7}}. Del Rey (October 12, 1978) 3. ^http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/11/21/151918/25/travel/Photographer+Retraces+William+Least+Heat-Moon's+Blue+Highways External links{{Portal|Texas}}
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