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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 |
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The
Annual Kolache Festival -
Second Saturday
in September
On the Square Downtown |
Caldwell, Texas Attractions Burleson
County CourthouseBurleson
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
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