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GATESVILLE,
TEXAS
Coryell County
Seat, North
Central Texas
Intersection of US 84 & Hwy 36
80 miles N of Austin
35 miles NW of Temple
38 miles W of Waco
Population 15,591(2000) 11,492(1990)
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Pecan
Grove and Baptist Church SE of Gatesville
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Gatesville
Attractions
Coryell Museum
and Historical Center - (254) 865-5007
"Home of the largest collection of antique spurs in the world."
Ft. Hood -
(254) 287-1110
"The largest military installation in the United States."
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Gatesville
Chronicles
The
Life and Times of Big Bill Babb
by Clay Coppedge
"...This happened in the early days of Coryell County, when
Central Texas ranches functioned a lot like the feudal system in
England in the Middle Ages. Ranches were kingdoms, each with its
own ruler and an army of knights to enforce the ruler's will. Crockett
King, William Oglesby and Big Bill Babb were the kings of Coryell
County...." more
The
Most Famous Bathtub in Coryell County by Clay Coppedge
"Thomas and Laquita Barton's house outside of town has the
first bathtub in Coryell County, a hand-carved limestone classic...."
more
Cranfill
by Mike Cox. ("Texas Tales" column)
For about the last quarter of the 19th century, and the first two
decades of the 20th century, being a "wet" or a "dry" defined a
Texan politically much more accurately than being Democrat or Republican.
Both sides of the issue passionately believed they were
in the right. Often, they were willing to fight over their belief,
sometimes to the death. That's what J.B. Cranfill was up
to in 1882 when he started a newspaper in Gatesville, the Advance......
more
Gatesville
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First
Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey, 3-03 |
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The depot in Gatesville
Photo courtesy Jim &Lou Kinsey, 3-03 |
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Prison
and water tower
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Gatesville
History
Gatesville "...
was established on land donated by Richard G. Grant shortly after
the county was organized in 1854 and took its name from nearby Fort
Gates...." See Handbook of Texas Online:
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/GG/hfg2.html
Gatesville Tourist Information
Gatesville Chamber of Commerce - (254) 865-2617
Gatesville
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Gatesville
water tower
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey, 3-03 |
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