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LITTLEFIELD, TEXAS

Lamb County Seat, Texas Panhandle
Hwys 84 and 385
FM 54
38 miles NW of Lubbock
24 miles N of Lleveland
Population: 6,507 (2000) 6,489 (1990)

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Littlefield Texas aerial view, 1930s
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
   
The 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.
Littlefield Texas watertower and cotton compress
Water tower and cotton compress

Circa 1930s photo courtesy Joe
   
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
First Methodist Church, Littlefield Texas
The First Methodist Church

1930s photo courtesy Joe
   
First National Bank Littlefield Texas
The First National Bank in Littlefield

1930s photo courtesy Joe
   

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
Grain Elevators. 1930s photo courtesy Joe  

The Palace Theatre in Littlefield

Littlefield Texas Palace Theatre 1975
"Palace Theatre in Littlefield, recently demolished"
- Ned Fairbairn, December 19, 2006
See I was A Teenage Projectionist -
Littlefield, Texas to Hollywood, USA; An Interview with Ned Fairbain

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