Dillon, Texas

For the fictional town setting, see Friday Night Lights (TV series).

Dillon is a ghost town in Hopkins County, Texas, located four miles south of Saltillo. The town was named after E.F. Dillon, who started operating the post office in his store in 1901. The post office closed in 1906, and in the mid-1930s the town disappeared from highway maps.[1]

In popular culture

The town became better known on the television series Friday Night Lights, starring Kyle Chandler as Dillon High School's head football coach Eric Taylor, in the fictional town of Dillon, Texas. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Texas State Historical Association. "Dillon, TX". The Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 14, 2008.
  2. ↑ Texas State Historical Association. "Dillon, TX". The Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 14, 2008.


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