Maceo-Dickinson line
Informal name for county line in Texas
The expression Maceo-Dickinson line was used in Texas in the early/mid 20th century referring to the Galveston County line where it met Harris County.[1]
The expression was a pun which made reference to the Mason-Dixon line. From the 1920s to the 1950s the Maceo crime syndicate controlled Galveston, Texas and established a gambling empire there that ran through much of the county, including casinos in Dickinson, Texas. The county had a notoriously lax law enforcement environment which represented a sharp contrast with neighboring counties, particularly in the later years.
References
- ^ Boatman (2014), p. 55.
Bibliography
- Boatman, Tabitha Nicole (2014). Island Empire: The Influence of the Maceo Family in Galveston (PDF). University of North Texas.
See also
- Free State of Galveston, which discusses this era in Galveston's history.
- Sam Maceo and Rosario Maceo, the brothers that ran the gambling empire.
