WEBWhile forging ahead, the community has not forgotten its past. There are a number of state historical markers in the town and Hallettsville has memorialized many of its pioneer settlers in a memorial park. Today, the …
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Hallettsville is named after an early founding family that colonized this area. John Hallett had received a land grant from Stephen F. Austin in 1831, and after his death in 1836, his wife, Margaret Hallett, donated the land for the town's location.
A few of the early settlers of the Hallettsville area include Collatinus Ballard, M. B. Bennett, A. W. Hicks, David Ives, Ira McDaniel, and William Smeathers.Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseWEBOct 19, 2023 · Hallettsville voted to incorporate on August 13, 1870. It surrendered its charter in 1875 but reincorporated on June 29, 1888. The population rose from an …
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WEBThe Historic Photography Collection. is comprised of over 2000 photographs of people, places and events in Lavaca County history. The collection also includes the largest …
Hallettsville, Texas
WEBHallettsville voted to incorporate on August 13, 1870. It surrendered its charter in 1875 but reincorporated on June 29, 1888. The population rose from an estimated 600 in 1875 to 1,700 in 1890. Many who settled in …
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WEBFeb 6, 2022 · The city of Hallettsville is twice blessed with local historians Brenda Lincke Fisseler and Murray Montgomery, who in their own individual ways do a superb job of …
Hallettsville | TX Almanac
WEBHallettsville was chosen county seat when La Baca County was formed in 1842, but the county was afterward abolished. After Texas became a state and Lavaca County was organized in 1846, Hallettsville and the nearby …
Hallettsville, Texas, Lavaca County seat.
WEBBuilt 1896. Courtesy Friench Simpson Memorial Library, Hallettsville, Texas. You'll find the tranquil and tidy town of Hallettsville just south of I-10 and halfway between Houston and San Antonio. Hallettsville, Texas …
WEBHome. Explore. Partners. Friench Simpson Memorial Library. The Library has served Hallettsville and the surrounding areas as part of the South Texas Library System since …
WEBHistory. “The great appear great to us only because we are on our knees, LET US ARISE!” shouts the slogan of the Hallettsville Rebel, once the state paper of the Socialist Party …
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