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Aerial
view of Littlefield's Main Street - "Taken in late '30's, before
the "new" post office was built. Taken either by my father or my uncle."
- Joe, March 21, 2006 |
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town of Littleton has been spared disasters that set back or killed
the progress of scores of West Texas towns. The generosity of the
town's namesake (who later bequeathed his house in Austin to the University
of Texas) in setting up a school and library during the first few
years of the town's life no doubt added to the quality of life during
the early history. |
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Water
tower and cotton compress
Circa 1930s photo courtesy Joe |
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History in a Pecan Shell
1912: town is planned along the Santa Fe RR tracks on what was George
Washington Littlefield's Yellow House Ranch (a division of the XIT
Ranch)
1913: lots are sold - depot built and school is constructed by the
Littlefield Land Company
1915: town of Littlefield gets bank and library
1917: first newspaper - the Lamb County News is published
1924: Littlefield is incorporated
1926: Littlefield loses the "World's Tallest Windmill" in a storm
1935: town gets clinic and hospital
1946: becomes county seat over Olton
Lamb County
Courthouse - next page |
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The
First Methodist Church
1930s photo courtesy Joe |
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The
First National Bank in Littlefield
1930s photo courtesy Joe |
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Littlefield
Attractions
Littlefield
has a replica of their famous windmill on Highway 84 and XIT Avenue.
The original was 132 feet tall with a 12-foot blade - the replica
comes close at a height of 114 feet.
The Littlefield Bank Building in Austin is still a lynchpin of business
on Congress Avenue and the former residence of George Littlefield
- still with it's Victorian iron fence - sits on the campus of the
University of Texas.
© John Troesser |
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Elevators. 1930s photo courtesy Joe |
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