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Shoot-out on Jones Street

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Courthouse Square, Dimmitt, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 34° 33' 7.07555000016", -102° 18' 42.2364499992"
 
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     At an 1891 meeting to discuss the selection of a Castro County seat, words were exchanged between Ira Aten, a retired Texas Ranger speaking on behalf of Castro City, and Andrew McClelland, a spokesman for Dimmitt. The inflammatory remarks led to a gunfight between the two men on December 23, five days after Dimmitt was chosen county seat. In an exchange of shots in the middle of Jones Street, Aten wounded Andrew McClelland and his brother Hugh. Aten was acquitted of the assault charges and a short time later was appointed Castro County sheriff. (1983)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Shoot-out on Jones Street Historical Marker Location Map, Dimmitt, Texas