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    GEORGE WEST, TEXAS

    Live Oak County Seat, South Texas
    Junction US 281 and US 59
    41 miles N of Alice
    23 miles W of Beeville

    90 miles S of San Antonio
    63 miles NW of Corpus Christi via I-37
    Population: 2,524 (2000) 2,586 (1990)

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    Selena mural in George West, Texas
    Selena mural
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    History in a Pecan Shell

    George West was a rancher who had dreams of building his own town.

    He settled in the area in the early 1900s, and in 1912 he granted a right-of-way to the railroad, insuring that his town would have a good chance of surviving. The railroad (The San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf) came to town the following year. Mr. West built most every building in the town including the power plant.

    Although the population was a mere 200 people in 1925 - oil and gas discoveries brought an additional 800 people to town by 1929. Uranium was discovered in the 1950s and George West experienced a little growth because of it. The population has held around the 2,600 mark for the last 20 years.

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    Former theater in George West, Texas
    Former theater in George West
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    George West Attractions

  • Buck West House - 361-449-2033
    400 N. Nueces (US 281).
    Former home of George West's nephew.
    Today houses the George West Chamber of Commerce.
  • Grace Armantrout Museum - 361-449-3325
    On Highway 281 - just south of town
  • Live Oak County Museum - In Live Oak County Courthouse
  • West Hotel Emporium - In a renovated 1919 hotel.
    100 Houston St. (Business US 59)
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    George West Chamber of Commerce: 361-449-2033
    In the Buck West House - set back from Highway 281.

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