Settlers from Ellijay, Georgia, and other southern U.S. communities founded Bluff Dale near the Paluxy River in the late 1860's. Bluff Springs (the earlier name) was an early school district in 1867. Capt. Wesley Newell Freeman was the first . . . — — Map (db m212158) HM
For at least 20 years vehicles had to ford the Paluxy River to reach Bluff Dale and points west. Wagon traffic increased after the Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railroad line reached the town in 1889. This iron bridge began to serve the public by spanning . . . — — Map (db m196809) HM
Alfred W. Denny (d. 1877) came to Texas in 1853, settling first in Clarksville, and then moving to Weatherford in 1860. During the Civil War (1861-65) Denny served in a Ranger unit stationed at Stephenville that guarded Texas' western frontier. In . . . — — Map (db m212157) HM
Artesian springs helped draw settlers to Eastern Erath County and the community of Bluff Springs (later Bluff Dale). In 1872, Rev. James Wesley and Martha (Middleton) White donated seven acres of land for a church, school and community burial ground . . . — — Map (db m28407) HM
