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MORAVIA,
TEXASLavaca County,
Central Texas S
FM 957 and FM 532
(Not shown on the Official State Map)
11 miles E of Moulton
10 miles N of Hallettsville
Population: Unknown
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SPJST Hall in Moravia,
Texas
TE photo, 2-01 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Originally settled by Anglo settlers in the 1850s,
Czech immigrants started appearing in the early 1870s. The immigrants were from
NE Moravia and brought their culture and distinctive Czech dialect.
A
store was moved to the crossroads in 1881, giving birth to the community. Soon
there was a blacksmith and a cotton gin. The town had its own post office in operation
from 1882 to 1900.
Classes, which were first conducted in private homes,
were taught in the Moravian dialect when the first one-room school was built.
The school burned in 1878 and was replaced by another building. A newer structure
appeared in 1923, although the Moravia school was eventually consolidated with
the Hallettsville ISD.
The population was a mere 40 in 1933. It was
reported as165 from 1968 through 1990, but the church census states that in 1983
it was closer to 227. |
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The Ascension
of Our Lord Catholic Church, a National Register Property
TE Photo, 2-01 |
In 1983
the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church (c. 1912) was placed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
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