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BURTON,
TEXAS
Washington County,
S Central Texas
Hwy 290
FM 1697 and FM 390 La
Bahia Road
90 miles W of Houston
on Hwy 290
11 miles W of Brenham
24 miles E of Giddings
Population:
359 (2000) 311 (1990)
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The
Houston and Texas Central Railroad Station (c. 1898) in Burton
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The
Knittel House c. 1880
Probably the largest residence in Burton; it's said to have been built
to resemble a steamboat.
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History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was named
after John M. Burton who was an early settler. The town of Union
Hill (2 miles NE of present Burton) moved to the Houston and
Texas Central Railroad tracks when it came through Washington
County after the Civil War.
In 1885 there were only 150 people in town, but there were 400 just
eleven years later in 1896. The highest population was in the late
1940s when there were nearly 1,000 people living in Burton.
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The
Ed Schatz Store
c. 1906
Formerly on the Historic Commission's Endangered Buildings list
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Burton Attractions
Includes historic
buildings.
The chamber of commerce has a detailed walking guide.
The
Burton Cotton Gin and Museum
Matson Park
- Across the highway (290) from Burton is Matson Park. The
park was bought so that the Black citizens of Burton could have
their own area for community events. Although "Juneteenth"
is celebrated officially as the 19th day of June each year, Burton's
Black community didn't hear of the Emancipation Proclamation until
August 4th so they hold their own celebration on the first weekend
of August.
The Ed Schatz
Building (c. 1906)
The Otto Wehring
Shoe Shop (c. 1933) - next to the Gin.
The Knittel
Homestead (c. 1880)
The Houston
and Texas Central Railroad Station (c. 1898)
The Steiner
& Dallmeyer Building (c. 1871) - a mercantile business operated
here for over 50 years
The Otto Wehring
Store - next to the Gin. The building has been locked since the
death of the owner in 1976 and is part of the cotton gin complex.
It is currently awaiting restoration.
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A
Burton Grocery Store
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The post office at Burton
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A
Scenic Drive from Burton
La
Bahia Scenic Highway (FM 390)
Burton is an ideal place to begin a trip to Old Washington-on-the-Brazos
/ Star of the Republic Museum. La Bahia Trail (FM 390) crosses Washington
County via Gay Hill, The Old Baylor Ruins, Independence, William
Penn, joins Hwy 105 and continues to Old Washington.
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Burton
Texas Forum
Can't wait
to explore this newest addition
(Going Postal) to your site! As a Postmaster, I am especially
going to enjoy it. Wanted to clue you in on my own office. Even
though the building is only about 3 years old, it's facade is built
to resemble the mercantile store that sat on the site over 100 years
ago. The town's residents gathered the money to pay an architect
to modify the standard format the Postal service was planning for
the location. Thus as Glen Flora's Post office is the "oldest" new
Post Office, Burton has the "newest" old Post Office. Come see us!
- Kathryn Cockroft Postmaster Burton TX 77835, July 03, 2002
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