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Ballinger City
Hall and Fire Dept.
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2009 |
Ballinger
Historical Marker
on US 83 and US 67
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2009 |
Historical
Marker:
Ballinger
Originally called
Hutchins City. Promoted by Santa Fe Rwy.
Named for Judge William Pitt Ballinger (1825-1888), railroad attorney
and townsite official. Distinguished Texas statesmen, veteran of the
Mexican War. In the Civil War helped establish defenses of Galveston,
served as Confederate receiver of enemy aliens property, was sent
to negotiate peace for Texas.
Ballinger is county seat, and farm-ranch center. Industries include
dairying, meat products, leather goods manufacturing. Has annual rodeo,
livestock and quarterhorse shows.
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Ballinger,
Texas
Landmarks & Attractions
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Runnels County Courthouse
The greatly altered Runnels County Courthouse was an 1889 Eugene Heiner
design. In 1941 they removed the Mansard roof and the building's towers.
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Ballinger Chamber
of Commerce -
The restored Santa Fe Railroad Station
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2009 |
Ballinger,
Texas Chronicles
Charles
Noyes' Statue
The story about how world famous sculptor Pompeo Coppini was
commissioned to do a 20-year-old cowboy's statue.
Ice
Man by
Mike Cox
The protagonist in this real-life Western episode was my great-grandfather
Adolph Wilke, a first-generation Texan whose father had come to
Fredericksburg from Germany. It happened in Ballinger about a hundred
years ago...
The
Makers by Mike Cox
Maker Brothers: R.C. and L.C. Maker, World War II, and Bruce Field
in Ballinger
Native Son
David
Guion was born Dec. 15, 1892 in Ballinger. He is best know for
his musical arrangement of the song "Home on the range".
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Nearby
Destinations
City Park
- On the Northside of Ballinger, you'll find a small 10 acre park
with RV parking along Elm Creek.
Lake Ballinger
- 5 miles west of town
Eighteen
Ghost Towns of Runnels County by Alton O'Neil Jr.
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