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The masonic
building in Caldwell
Photo by John Troesser, 2001 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Caldwell was designated county seat in 1840 when the Texas Congress
annexed all of Washington County north of Yegua Creek to Milam County.
The proposed town, surveyed by George B. Erath and named for Mathew
Caldwell, was laid out parallel to the Old San Antonio Road. Caldwell
served as the county seat of Milam County until Burleson County came
into being in1846.
The town had a population of 300 prior to the Civil War and it's prosperity
was reflected in its brick courthouse. During Reconstruction, a company
of State Police was stationed in Caldwell. Postwar Caldwell had its
own newspaper, bottling works and an ice plant.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway built through in 1880 and
in 1905 six passenger trains arrived daily.
The first tax supported public school was built in 1882.
Company E of the Texas National Guard, was headquartered in Caldwell
became part of the Thirty-sixth Infantry Division. Many soldiers of
this unit were captured at Salerno, Italy, in 1943 and remained POWs
until the war's end.
Burleson
County Courthouse |
The Annual
Kolache Festival -
Second Saturday in September
On the Square Downtown |
Caldwell Attractions
Burleson County
Czech Heritage Museum, corner of Shaw and Fawn Street, Caldwell
Texas.
Kraitcher
House Museum, East Buck Street, Caldwell Texas.
Burleson County
Historical Museum, 100 West Buck (in court house building), Caldwell
Texas.
Caldwell Visitors
Center Museum, 103 Presidential Corridor W., Caldwell Texas.
Somerville
Area Museum, Hwy 36 and 8 Street, Somerville Texas.
Nearby Destinations:
Lake Somerville
Burleson County Chamber of Commerce
301 N. Main Street
979-567-0000
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