Details for Dime Box
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5287008142
Data
| Marker Number | 8142 |
| Atlas Number | 5287008142 |
| Marker Title | Dime Box |
| Index Entry | Dime Box |
| Address | |
| City | Dime Box |
| County | Lee |
| UTM Zone | |
| UTM Easting | |
| UTM Northing | |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 20" x 20" |
| Marker Text | Founded 1913. Name derived from the practice of leaving dimes in community mailbox on Old San Antonio Road in return for items from Giddings. Nation's first town to contribute one hundred per cent to "March of Dimes" program, 1945. Official national program opening held here in 1946. |