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History
in a Seashell
The town is named after a major
stock-holder in the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company.
Col. George W. Fulton,
founder of the company gave 640 acres to begin Sinton on Chiltipin Creek.
A timeline of significant facts in Sinton's history:
1886:
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway builds through
1888: post office
granted
1892: post office discontinued
1893: Sinton's school system is
born with a one-room schoolhouse
1894: Sinton is declared county seat
1907: The St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexican Railway appears
1908: Packing
sheds are supplied by J. W. Benson - population is a mere 78 persons
1910:
Sinton has banks, a newspaper and at least one hotel
1912: Fire destroys large
part of downtown
1916: Sinton incorporates
1920s: Brick buildings replaces
wooden buildings in downtown Sinton
1935: Oil discovered on Easter Sunday
Sinton continues to be a farming, petroleum, and petrochemical center. One
of the more distantly visible structures in town is a huge grain elevator.
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Sinton Texas early 1900s street scene
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
The
1909 Odem Building
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine, May 2007 |
First United Methodist Church Historical Marker
Photo courtesy William
Beauchamp, May 2009 |
The
Scouts Building
Photo courtesy Ken
Rudine, May 2007 | |
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