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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 TextBallingerOriginally
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.
1964 |
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. |
Ballinger
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...
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".Ballinger
Landmarks & Attractions |
Ballinger Chamber
of Commerce - The restored Santa Fe Railroad Station
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2009 |
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Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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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